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Sites featured in articles like Worst Websites of 2010 often are redesigned, which explains why some sites mentioned in my articles don't match their current look. The Daily Sucker features current examples of bad web design which haven't been fixed (yet).

If you see a site that you think sucks, email the URL to me. No personal pages (personal pages are supposed to reflect the individual's personality and artistic freedom) or web site designers (it would look like a conflict of interest), or others of their ilk.

If I think there's some merit to your selection, I may post it along with some commentary. If you know of a site that qualifies, let me know.

DS+R – An Example of Bad Web Design for October 15, 2013

October 14th, 2013 9:09 pm by Vincent Flanders

Submitter’s comments: Yet another architecture site that confuses and overwhelms.

Vincent Flanders’ comments: This site is so horrible that my mind feels like it was in a Cheech and Chong movie. Flash is dead. Mystery Meat Navigation is dead (or so I thought).

There are no redeeming features to this site unless you have terminal ADD.

DS+R

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Cosmology – An Example of Bad Web Design for October 14, 2013

October 13th, 2013 10:10 pm by Vincent Flanders

Submitter’s comments: “Astrobiology – Quantum Physics – Origins – Evolution – Metamorphosis – Extinction,” but not any design sense. Now we know where all the beveled edges and using tables for page layout went to die. I think this purports to be a science publication.

Vincent Flanders’ comments: The site has a great URL and a lousy looking website. I know my book covers were colorful and all, but these book covers are over-the-top-space-themed covers. I’ll give them credit for keeping most of the text left-justified. Left-justified is especially nice when reading the opus, “The Evolution of Life From Other Planets.” This stuff is way over/under my head (not sure which because I don’t plan to spend the time reading anything here.

Cosmology

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Touch of Modern – An Example of Bad Web Design for October 2, 2013

October 1st, 2013 9:09 pm by Vincent Flanders

Submitter’s comments: This is INEXCUSABLE for a website to do this, and there’s no way to opt out of this to view the site. And no, I didn’t enter my E-mail address. Just WHO signed off on this, anyway?

Vincent Flanders’ comments: This silly technique of requiring new visitors to register is a favorite of trendy, online retailers. Fab.com used to do it, but finally wised up. This technique annoys me no end because it adds an annoying extra step. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution: use a throwaway email address. The folks at Touch of Modern should have caught on to the fact that the email address I used to access the site—bob321@mailinator.com—is a throwaway address. Got me inside their site like a champ, though. Here’s a screenshot of what was inside when I visited.

If you’re faced with this kind of problem, here’s an article from 2012 that features a bunch of services to generate fake email addresses—I mean “disposable email providers”. Please note: some websites are wise to this technique and have blacklisted some/many/all of these services. Please only use these services for website registration or to send me suggestions for the Daily Sucker . BTW, don’t email me from your work address. Especially if you’re submitting your company’s website .

Touch of Modern

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