Archive for November, 2009

Flash Websites - When Good Flash Goes Bad

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

I stumbled on this page from Web Pages that Suck - by Vincent Flanders.

It reads…

Unnecessary Flash

Flash is a tool and like any tool it can be misused if it’s used incorrectly. If you’re cutting down a tree for firewood, a chainsaw is a good tool for the job. If you’re trying to taper the leg of a table, a chainsaw is not the right woodworking tool.

Designers — like woodworkers — often make two fundamental mistakes. They confuse: (more…)

Bad Web Design - Worst Website?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

over-the-topFrom time to time, I like to share with you some websites I feel have not been constructed properly, by either displaying far too many images, animated gifs, flash, high contrast colours, poor text etc.

The reason for displaying such examples is to hopefully show people what to avoid when designing your own website.

The first time i submitted an example I personally thought was a good example of a poor website, some people didn’t seem to agree with me. Which is fine as everyone is entitled to their own opinion, however… and I stress HOWEVER… (more…)

Website Analyzer

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Website Grade Badge: 97

Get your website graded. I think this site is convenient quick and very helpful for those of you who need something simple to understand.

Website Grader is a free SEO tool that measures the marketing effectiveness of a website. We had our website graded for testing purposes and alas! we’re 97 out of 100. Not bad considering the fact that we were told we had too many images on our website.

“ohh… I daren’t think why?”

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