Design Complaints

One thing that consistently blows my mind is when I go to check out some new bit of shareware and the author has no info beyond a sentence or two about what the software is supposed to do, and there are NO screenshots of the app anywhere on the site.

Do these people want visitors to stick around for awhile or not? Unless I already know what the thing will do from recommendations of friends, if I see no info and no screenshots, it's highly unlikely I'll download and try it.

Screenshots are the #1 I look for when considering any software application or script or anything. if you don't have screenshots or a good demo, i'm gone in 5 seconds.

Holy Crap, Derek!

I just had a look at "Two Tall Socks" for the first time. I took notice of your domain name "onethreeone.com"

I have a friend who owns http://www.one3one.com

I just find that curious.

Hehe, that is weird. almost every 131 domain is taken. i don't know why it's so popular. i actually have the domain twotallsocks.com, i just haven't forwarded it to the onethreeone site yet.

Originally posted by sidez
I still do all my sites html based. Have a personal "hate" for flash sites cause designers nowadays think its just cool.

Me too!
One should only use flash if one is really good at it, otherwise... leave it!

There's to many crap flash-sites out there, lots of them done by "real designers".

Nothing can piss me off more than a site with a flash-splash with a ball or two bouncing around with some freaky techno crap music. Or navigation that says biiip-biiip and changes into 5 gazillion different frikken' colors every time you approach it with yo' cursor.

Woah, that felt good. :D

Ok, yah, not-well-done flash really sucks. But when its done well, it rocks.

Yup, when its well done and when I'm really need some brain refreshing. Most of the time I surf for content(doesn't every other joe?) .. I want to get it there and then.

Originally posted by TheGecko
Well, for some reason, 2advanced seems to have impressed ford... and 2advanced doesn't even have an alternative html site like some sites. Huh...

how many people do you think do searches for "ford vehicles" on google before they go to ford.com?

chris

I fail to see your point. :D :confused: :rolleyes:

another reason I dont like Flash site....

Very often type are dificult too read, it always seem pixilated and often its blow a very busy background... There is font made for flash (who read nicely) but most flash designer dont use them...

I also hate transiton betwen evty page, they are cool when you look at the design of a page, but often when you llok for content they only waste your time...