Biggest Crimes In Web Design – Epsiode One
This is the first of a series regarding the abuse of what otherwise would be an at least somewhat enjoyable medium (the interwebs, duh). Each part will address an often-made mistake, and go into detail about why certain things should be avoided like the plague.
We'll start with perhaps the most evil of 'em all:
THE BLINK TAG
Never include page elements that move incessantly. Moving images have an overpowering effect on the human peripheral vision. A web page should not emulate Times Square in New York City in its constant attack on the human senses: give your user some peace and quiet to actually read the text!
Of course, <BLINK> is simply evil. Enough said.
MySpace. Fundie sites (both the religious and political varieties). Knock-off product sites. What do they all have in common?
An incessant assault on the optic nerves, by means of animated GIFs, flash banners… and the <blink> tag.
An often asked question on Yahoo! Answers is about "how to make text blink". Sadly, there's always some ignorant dimwit that, instead of rightly berating the questioner, answers the question.
Tags: abuse, elements, Web Design
The Wrong Way | Mehdi | 
August 19, 2008 21:45 | 
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