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Bad & Good Examples of Websites

By Amy Jo Sheldon

Good Example

Clear Navigation Bar

Consistent Picture Dimensions

Simple Search Criteria

Advertisements“Sign in” Option-Makes it personal to the user

http://www.s1cars.com/cars-for-sale/results.cgi?area_search=Glasgow

Bad Examplehttp://msy.com.au/

Bad Layout

Over-sized Title/LogoConfusing Navigation

Little/No Variation in the Colour Scheme

Inconsistent Text Fonts/Sizes

Good Examplehttp://www.marcecko.com/#/

Consistent Layout Clear/Consistent Navigation

Search Bar

Smooth AnimationExcellent Quality Images

Easy to Use

Bad ExampleAnimated/Nauseating Background that has a waving motion

Hard-to-Read Navigation Bar

Overall cheap looking design

Random Animations/Images with no relevance to the subject

http://www.dokimos.org/ajff/

Good ExampleBasic/Tidy Layout

Easy to read text

Clear navigation Bar

Great quality Image(s)Simple logo

http://www.flickr.com/

Bad Examplehttp://www.arngren.net/

Confusing/messy layout Irrelevant Animation

No definitive subject/purpose

No structure

Inconsistent text size/colour

Good ExampleEasy-to-use navigation bar

Logo

Structured Layout

Consistent font & sizes Simple to use