Revisiting the Web Design Annoyances of 1999

[mandy]

Yes, yes all this talk about Web 2.0 is fine. But what about all the differences you see on the web because of it. Does anybody remember what the web looked like in 1999 when IE 5 was all the rage and it came bundled up with Windows 98 SE.

Apart from the most obvious things like better design, usability along with standards there are 7 things about the way a website just looks and feels different now because of most of the below annoyances that have been phased out by better designers. Here’s the breakdown...

full article: http://www.everybodygoto.com/2007/04/09/...om-web-10/

[jezebel]

Flash intros
Splash pages with click to enter
I ate too much for lunch

[rose]

Designers still use splash pages and Flash intros.

[misteroriginal]

[quote author=rose link=topic=9121.msg49287#msg49287 date=1176320971]
Designers still use splash pages and Flash intros.
[/quote]Because stupid business people want them.

[DecorativeDishes]

I guess I should just shut down..., but my customers don't seem to care that my site is just SO 1998 so I'll just stay stuck in the past for now.  Kim

P.S. I thought the article was fun and I hate flash intros too.

P.P.S. Is CSS similar to what you use in desktop publishing programs?