Ugly Web Site Alert: SeattleGrapeVine.com
There's never a loss of ugly web sites. But some rise above others. Check out SeattleGrapeVine.com.
Immediately one sees the haphazard nature of the site. It approaches a ransom note: different fonts, colors, backgrounds, and effects as one goes from region to region on the page. As one clicks around, you see a ton of ads spread around a tiny bit of content: a few events here, a classified there.
Why would someone want to stick around on this site, much less use it? It hurts my eyes just to try.
Wait, it gets worse. There's apparently lots of Grapevine sites out there. Including ones worse that this one. Check out RochesterGrapeVine.com. Or don't. It crashed my browser a few times.
Why do sites have to be this ugly? And for those running these sites, why do they think this is an acceptable user interface?
I'm not saying web site design is easy. But that's no excuse for living with a bad design.
Immediately one sees the haphazard nature of the site. It approaches a ransom note: different fonts, colors, backgrounds, and effects as one goes from region to region on the page. As one clicks around, you see a ton of ads spread around a tiny bit of content: a few events here, a classified there.
Why would someone want to stick around on this site, much less use it? It hurts my eyes just to try.
Wait, it gets worse. There's apparently lots of Grapevine sites out there. Including ones worse that this one. Check out RochesterGrapeVine.com. Or don't. It crashed my browser a few times.
Why do sites have to be this ugly? And for those running these sites, why do they think this is an acceptable user interface?
I'm not saying web site design is easy. But that's no excuse for living with a bad design.
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posted by George at 11:09 AM
1 Comments:
Ughhhh. Must... look... away... The worst part to me is the COLORS of the fonts and backgrounds. Teal test on white? I have a headache now. Can't imagine that meets the contrast requirement for accessibility if it hurts my rather decent eyes. And what's with the gratuitous use of serif fonts?
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