Web Pages That Suck -- Examples of Bad Web Design

These are the Daily Suckers -- Examples of Bad Web Design -- from WebPagesThatSuck.com. I couldn't predict every new sucky design technique that would come along when I wrote the book because there's always a new way to do something bad. This page will keep you up-to-date. Live examples.

My definition of "daily" is "whenever I'm in the mood."


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God Bless "The Onion"

If you aren't reading "The Onion" for your weekly dose of satirical news, then you're really missing out on Web humor at its best. What I love is the fact it attacks everybody -- liberals, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians -- anybody who is an idiot. Their lead "story" this week is "Anti-Spam Legislation Opposed by Powerful Penis-Enlargement Lobby."

Obviously, you shouldn't be reading this article while you're at work. Stay away if you're easily offended or if you're under 18. You've been warned. Thank you. Please drive through.

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Daily Sucker for July 16, 2002 -- You know what they say about guys who have small fonts. I think one of GrannyMaster Flash's (see Chapter 7 of my new book raps included the line, "If they can't read it, they will flee it." If that's true, I've already left Greg's site. Gregory Thomas Associates

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Tuesday, July 16, 2002

The Daily Sucker Backgrounder

The Daily Sucker contains material that should be considered updates to the book, "Web Pages That Suck." and Son of Web Pages That Suck. I can't see the future -- if I could, I'd be picking lottery numbers and stocks. The Daily Sucker features new sucky design techniques not in existence when the book was written. Since Web designers are stubborn, I also include old sucky techniques featured in the book. Maybe if they see a bad technique featured enough they'll stop using it.

The suckers are based on user input. You see a site that you think sucks and then e-mail the URL to me. No personal pages (personal pages are supposed to reflect the individual's personality, artistic freedom, and lack of taste -- a commercial site is about making money) or Web site designers (it would look like a conflict of interest). If I think there's some merit to your selection, I post it along with some commentary -- and quality commentary helps determine whether I use the suggestion. If you know of a site that qualifies, let me know.

The sucky example will usually be available for only 24 hours (or thereabouts -- weekends and egregious examples are exceptions) -- never to be seen again. Well, probably. Somebody could always suggest them again -- and they do.

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