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Author: Warren Baker
Have you ever considered that your website may be annoying? When it's comes to website design, knowing what visitors hate most is a must, unless you don't want them to visit you again. This article describes what you should exclude from your website. If you know about an annoying website, feel free
A few weeks ago I received an email from a colleague asking me to check one of the website he had developed. He is a web designer and his client wanted a nice attractive flash header. The flash header was great. You can't miss it at all. Some nice graphics elements were flying in while sound effects created just the right atmosphere. However, after starting to explore the website, the header became very annoying because every time you clicked on the website the header restarted. What was pleasant initially became very annoying very quickly, disturbing your concentration and making it difficult to read what was on the page.
He is not the first to create what I like to call - "annoying website design". Many webmasters, especially new webmasters are totally "in love" with their ideas and tend to go overboard with their design in one way or another. It's nice to have an attractive header, but is it really necessary to assault the visitor's mind with it? In my opinion, absolutely not!
Webmasters sometimes forget that their website design should send a message to the visitor that should reflect the website topic and not the programmer's skill level.
Is Your Website Design Annoying?
Well.... It's not that hard to be annoying. However, some webmasters are much better than others at annoying their ( Next Page )
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