Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them (Interactive Technologies)
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| Anonymous Client Site and Internal Web Application (Nov. 2000, Apr. 2002, July 2002) | |||
| A fortune 100 company. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 10: Pointless Choice | ||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 22: Making People Type Blooper 23: Intolerant Data Fields | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 42: Speaking Geek | ||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 57: Unobtrusive Error Messages | ||
| 37Signals.com (Jan. 2002) A Web design firm. | |||
| Chapter 1 | Blooper 1: Home Page Identity Crisis | ||
| AA.com (Sept. 2001, May 2002) American Airlines. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 10: Pointless Choice Blooper 12: Clueless Back-end | ||
| AAC.Acer.com (Feb. 2002) Acer America Corporation, U.S. subsidiary of Acer Corporation. | |||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 60: Terrible Tabs | ||
| Acer.com (Dec. 2001, Feb. 2002) Acer Corporation, a manufacturer and vendor of computer equipment. | |||
| Chapter 1 | Blooper 1: Home Page Identity Crisis Blooper 4: Conflicting Content | ||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 15: Site Reflects Organizational Chart | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons : Click Target Smaller than It Seems | ||
| ACM.org (Mar. 2000, Jan. 2002, May 2002, Sept. 2002) The Association of Computing Machinery, a professional organization for computer professionals. | |||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 41: Too Much Text Blooper 46: Inconsistent Style | ||
| ACM.org/SIGCHI and /CHI2002 (Apr. 2002) The Association of Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction, a professional organization. | |||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 42: Speaking Geek | ||
| Agilent.com (Feb. 2001, Jan. 2002) Agilent, an instrument manufacturer spun off from Hewlett-Packard. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 9: Requiring Unneeded Data | ||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 24: No Defaults | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 51: Wrapped Links: How Many? | ||
| Amazon.com (Feb. 2002, May 2002) E-commerce site that sells books and other products. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 48: Links Don't Look Like Links | ||
| AmericanExpress.com (Jan. 2002) Travel agency and financial services. | |||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 46: Inconsistent Style | ||
| Anderson.com (Mar. 2002) Well-known accounting firm. | |||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 53: Been There, Done That? Can't Tell | ||
| Angelfire.com (Dec. 2001) Web portal and web-hosting service. | |||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 55: Camouflaged Text | ||
| Audi.com (Feb. 2002) Audi automobiles. | |||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 42: Speaking Geek | ||
| AYA.Yale.edu (June 2002) Yale University Alumni Association. | |||
| Introduction | |||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 52: " Click Here ": Burying Links in Text | ||
| BarnesAndNoble.com (Dec. 2001, Jan. 2002, Mar. 2002) Barnes and Noble, a bookseller. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 18: Not Linking Directly | ||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 36: Needle in a Haystack: Piles of Irrelevant Hits | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors "User" | ||
| BookPool.com (Jan. 2002). Online bookseller. | |||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors "User" | ||
| CalPerfs.Berkeley.edu (Mar. 2002) Concert-management affiliate of the University of California at Berkeley. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 17: Deceptive Duplicate Links | ||
| CalShakes.org (July 2002) California Shakespeare Festival. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 8: Redundant Requests | ||
| CharityFocus.org (Mar. 2001) Non-profit organization that develops websites for other non-profit organizations. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 28: Checkboxes or Radiobuttons | ||
| CheapTickets.com (Feb. 2002) Discount airline travel agency. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 11: Omitting Important Options | ||
| ChicagoFed.org (Nov. 2000, Feb. 2001, Sept. 2002) Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago branch. | |||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 54: Tiny Text Blooper 55: Camouflaged Text Blooper 58: Shades of Beige: Color Differences too Subtle | ||
| CIO-dpi.gc.ca (Dec. 2000) Treasury Board of Canada, Chief Information Office. | |||
| Introduction | |||
| Citibank.com (Jan. 2002, July 2002) Online personal banking service of CitiBank. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 14: Agonizing Task Flow | ||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 57: Unobtrusive Error Messages | ||
| Citibusiness.com (Mar. 2002) Online business banking service of CitiBank. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls | ||
| CL.UH.edu (May 2002) University of Houston at Clear Lake. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 29: Looks Editable but Isn't | ||
| CNN.com (Apr. 2002) Cable Network News broadcaster . | |||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 32: Dueling Search Controls | ||
| Comdex.com (Sept. 2001) Information Technology conference and expo. | |||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links | ||
| ComputerWorld.com (Jan. 2002) Computer industry magazine. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here | ||
| Connectix.com (Jan. 2002, Feb. 2002) Connectix, Inc., a software company. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 17: Deceptive Duplicate Links | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 44: Insider Jargon Blooper 47: Typos and Grammos: Sloppy Writing | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 53: Been There, Done That? Can't Tell | ||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 58: Shades of Beige: Color Differences too Subtle | ||
| Continental.com (Feb. 2001, May 2002) Continental Airlines. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 10: Pointless Choice Blooper 12: Clueless Back-end | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors "User" | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons: Click Target Smaller than It Seems | ||
| CPSR.org (Jan. 2002) Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, an organization that examines the impact of computer technology on society. | |||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 32: Dueling Search Controls | ||
| CRLA.net (Dec. 2001, Feb. 2002) College Reading and Learning Association. | |||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons: Click Target Smaller than It Seems Blooper 52: "Click Here ": Burying Links in Text | ||
| CSMonitor.com (Jan. 2002) Christian Science Monitor newspaper. | |||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 50: Bizarre Buttons: Click Target Smaller than It Seems | ||
| DenPlan.co.uk (Feb. 2002) Dental insurance website in England. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls | ||
| Dice.com (Jan. 2002) Online job-search service. | |||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls Blooper 39: Search Terms Not Shown | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links | ||
| DigiGuide.com (Feb. 2002, Apr. 2002) Online television program schedule. | |||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 33: Hits Look Alike Blooper 40: Number of Hits Not Revealed | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 45: Variable Vocabulary: Different Words for the Same Thing | ||
| DMV.CA.gov (Jan. 2002, Sept. 2002) California Department of Motor Vehicles. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 19: Lost in Space: Current Page Not Indicated | ||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 36: Needle in a Haystack: Piles of Irrelevant Hits | ||
| Earthlink.net (July 2001, Sept. 2001, Jan. 2002) Earthlink, an Internet service provider. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 8: Redundant Requests Blooper 9: Requiring Unneeded Data Blooper 13: Dead-end Paths: Now You Tell Me! | ||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 42: Speaking Geek | ||
| Earthwatch.org (Jan. 2002) The Earthwatch Institute, an organization that provides funding and volunteers for environmental research projects. | |||
| Chapter 1 | Blooper 4: Conflicting Content | ||
| eBay.com (Jan. 2002) Online auction service. | |||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors " User" | ||
| eDesignCorp.com (Dec. 2001) Design firm. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 10: Pointless Choice | ||
| EDD.CA.gov (July 2002) California state government Employment Development Department, where-among other things- citizens can apply for unemployment benefits. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 23: Intolerant Data Fields | ||
| Enron.com (Mar. 2002) Enron Corporation, an energy company that, in late 2001, declared bankruptcy after being exposed in a scandal involving price-manipulation and questionable accounting practices. | |||
| Chapter 1 | Blooper 5: Outdated Content | ||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here | ||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 40: Number of Hits Not Revealed | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links Blooper 53: Been There, Done That? Can't Tell | ||
| ERCB.com/DDJ (Sept. 2002) Dr. Dobbs Journal , a computer magazine. | |||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links | ||
| Erlbaum.com (Feb. 2002) Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, a book publisher. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 27: Lame Label Placement | ||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 38: Crazy Search Behavior Blooper 39: Search Terms Not Shown | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 45: Variable Vocabulary: Different Words for the Same Thing | ||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 59: Dead or Alive? Active Buttons Look Inactive | ||
| Eudora.com (July 2001) Customer service site for email software marketed by Qualcomm, a software and telecommunications company. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 17: Deceptive Duplicate Links | ||
| Evite.com (Sept. 2002) Web-based invitation service. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 25: Faulty Defaults | ||
| Fedex.com (Jan. 2002) Mailing and freight delivery service. | |||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 60: Terrible Tabs | ||
| FeldenkraisGuild.com (Oct. 2002) The Feldenkrais Guild, a professional organization of movement therapists. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 21: Missing Links: It's Back or Nothing | ||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 37: Hits Sorted Uselessly | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 42: Speaking Geek | ||
| FinancialEngines.com (Sept. 2002) Investment portfolio advice service. | |||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 42: Speaking Geek Blooper 43: Calling Site Visitors "User" Blooper 46: Inconsistent Style | ||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 54: Tiny Text | ||
| FrontierAirlines.com (Sept. 2002) Frontier Airlines. | |||
| Chapter 8 | Blooper 54: Tiny Text | ||
| Ford.com (Sept. 2002) Ford Motor Company, an automobile maker. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 26: Compulsory Clicking: No Default Text Input Focus | ||
| Galor.com (Sept. 2002) Software company. | |||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 49: Non-Links Look Like Links | ||
| Greyhound.com (Jan. 2002) Greyhound Bus Company. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 12: Clueless Back-end | ||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 52: "Click Here ": Burying Links in Text | ||
| HauteAtHome.com (Jan. 2002) Online vendor of gourmet meals. | |||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 37: Hits Sorted Uselessly | ||
| Chapter 6 | Blooper 44: Insider Jargon | ||
| House.gov (Nov. 2001) The U.S. Government House of Representatives. | |||
| Chapter 2 | Blooper 9: Requiring Unneeded Data | ||
| HP.com (July 2001) Hewlett-Packard, a computer, instrument, and electronics firm. | |||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 30: Mysterious Controls | ||
| HotelDiscount.com (Mar. 2002) Online hotel-booking service. | |||
| Chapter 7 | Blooper 48: Links Don't Look Like Links | ||
| IEEE.org (Dec. 2001, Oct. 2002) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a professional organization for engineers . | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 18: Not Linking Directly | ||
| Chapter 4 | Blooper 26: Compulsory Clicking: No Default Text Input Focus | ||
| iFilm.com (Jan. 2002) Online movie guide. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 16: Numerous Navigation Schemes Blooper 20: The Circle Game: Active Link to Here | ||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 35: Search Myopia: Missing Relevant Items | ||
| IGC.org (May 2002) The Institute for Global Communication, an organization that promotes Internet communication among politically progressive groups. | |||
| Chapter 3 | Blooper 18: Not Linking Directly | ||
| Chapter 5 | Blooper 31: Baffling Search Controls | ||
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