Common usability blunders
The folks over at Smashing Magazine have put together a list of some very common usability blunders in web design. In no particular order, these are the problems designers still create for their customers:
- Content that is difficult to scan
- Duplicate page titles
- No way to search
- Too much functionality that requires registration
- Old permalinks pointing nowhere
- No way to get in touch
- Tiny clickable areas
- Long registration forms
- Pagination used for the wrong purpose
Personally, it's frustrating to still encounter all of these on a regular basis. It's especially frustrating to still encounter commercial sites without search facilities or an easy way for customers to get in touch with them.
Due to the large volume of spam, comments are disabled. If you have anything relevant to say, you can leave a comment via Twitter, or contact me directly.
About the author
I'm Ivan Lutrov and I'm the owner of Lutrov Interactive. I have 25 years of experience producing interactive work and I create cost effective business websites that are simple, engaging and easy to use. I practice what I preach and I say what I really think, even if it's sometimes not what you want to hear. Subscribe to the Lutrov Interactive feed via RSS and follow me on Twitter.