The Biggest Web Design Mistakes of 2004 (Part 1 of 2 from Web Pages That Suck)
14. AFFrontPage.
13. Misunderstanding graphics.
12. Misusing Flash.
11. Confusing web design with a magic trick.
10. Too much material on one page.
9. Forgetting the purpose of text.
8. Site lacks Heroin Content.
7. Thinking your web site is your marketing strategy.
6. Using Mystery Meat Navigation.
5. Navigational failure.
4. Using design elements that get in the way of your visitors.
3. Mystical belief in the power of Web Standards, Usability, and tableless CSS.
2. A man from Mars can’t figure out what your web site is about in less than 4 seconds.
1. Believing people care about you and your web site.
Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design (updated 2004 from Jakob Nielsen)
10. Not Answering Users’ Questions
9. Opening New Browser Windows
8. Violating Design Conventions
7. Anything That Looks Like an Advertisement
6. Page Titles With Low Search Engine Visibility
5. Fixed Font Size
4. Non-Scannable Text
3. Not Changing the Color of Visited Links
2. PDF Files for Online Reading
1. Bad Search