One of the great things about the Internet is how things can theoretically last forever. If no one makes the decision to shoot it, it can last indefinitely, like a kind of digital museum curiosity.
However, it's a lot less funny when websites today use this kind of elements. Hundreds of different fonts, terrible backgrounds and small, poor-quality images. It's crazy to imagine a website in 2018 still using these aspects. This happens though, and much more often than you think.
With that in mind, here are 5 Terrible Web Design Mistakes that even a talented web design expert will still do from time to time. Suffice it to say that if your website uses any of these aspects, it may be time to think about an update.
Garnish Colors
I would like to think that web developers have learned a lot about color theory over the last 20 years, and for the most part they have done it. The use of complementary, often subtle or pastel colors that add a visual touch to a design is now the norm.
Then there are sites that think that color is the most important aspect of a website, more than the content. These websites then go and push it into your face. Websites with provisions in bright red or garish green. These websites are a visual nightmare and no web design expert would make those choices, so we can only hope that they are caused by insistent customers.
Too Many Fonts
The right font choice can do a lot for a text. It can be professionally presented (Arial), perhaps with more character (Papyrus) or it can be carded to please children (Comic Sans), while Sans Serif fonts are theoretically easier to read at the same time screen.
With all these possibilities, it can be difficult to know which one to choose. What if you want a different meaning for each piece of text on the screen? Why use 30 different fonts of course!
Do not do that. I used sarcasm to illustrate one point. Too many fonts on the screen can be confusing as each style fights for attention. The text itself loses any flow it has while your eyes are jumping from font to font, rather than focusing on the content itself.
Music
Music on websites is one of the most memorable aspects of websites from the early 2000s. MySpace was the biggest offender, with the ability to add your own song to your profile. The idea was to help visitors get an idea of who you are and your personality.
People have been doing this for years, despite the fact that they knew that whenever they went on someone else's profile, the first thing they did was turn off any horrible music. Adding music to your web page is a distraction and anything you choose is unlikely to please everyone (or all) visitors you receive. Most important, however, is that it changes the first users from -
"What a lovely website. What should I look at first?" into
"How on earth do I turn this dreadful music off?"
That is known as "Starting off on the wrong foot".
Backgrounds
As I mentioned on the Space Jam website, it has a horrible background of space, with bright stars that distract you. Well guess what? This kind of context is always used. Space-theme is certainly less common, but a dark background with repetitive patterns still exists on a multitude of websites. They are annoying and even though the motive is made of the company logo, it ruins the layout and theme and looks incredibly juvenile.
A background should usually be a block color, usually pastel or faded. This then highlights and compliments the content, rather than fighting with it to attract attention.
Confusing Navigation
Augmented Reality Game (ARGs) is played online, often on seemingly innocent websites. ARGs are a story that spans multiple websites. Readers need to engage with websites, dig around, solve puzzles along the way, to continue the story. For these games to work, site navigation is intentionally awkward as it creates a challenge that players must solve.
Unless your website runs an ARG, and I strongly doubt it, you should have a clean and simple navigation. Your users are not yet committed to the site and will find no pleasure in finding the section of your site they want. Any web design expert worthy of the name should be able to create a simple website design that emphasizes a simple and enjoyable user experience.
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