http://www.webmasterbrain.com/seo-news/usability-news/top-ten-web-design-mistakes-of-2005/ <p>Jakob Nielsen has published his annual <a href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designmistakes.html">Top Ten Web Design Mistakes List</a> for the year 2005:</p> <blockquote> <ol> <li>Legibility Problems</li> <li>Non-Standard Links</li> <li>Flash</li> <li>Content That's Not Written for the Web</li> <li>Bad Search</li> <li>Browser Incompatibility</li> <li>Cumbersome Forms</li> <li>No Contact Information or Other Company Info</li> <li>Frozen Layouts with Fixed Page Widths</li> <li>Inadequate Photo Enlargement</li> </ol> </blockquote> <p>As opposed to Nielson's own opinions, this year's <a href="<a href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/designmistakes.html">list</a> was based around user-observations.</p> en Copyright 2005 WebmasterBrain.com webmaster@webmasterbrain.com Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:32:37 GMT Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:32:37 GMT http://www.webmasterbrain.com/img/logo.gif http://www.webmasterbrain.com/seo-news/usability-news/top-ten-web-design-mistakes-of-2005/ http://www.webmasterbrain.com/seo-news/usability-news/top-ten-web-design-mistakes-of-2005/it-all-sums-up-to-understanding-the-user/ &lt;p&gt;Most of the problems that Nielsen talks about relate to a lack of understanding of what users are expecting. For example, few designers are aware of the differences between males and females when it comes to using the web.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;http://www.netbulge.com/index.php?session=0&amp;action=read&amp;click=open&amp;article=1123968973 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A simple matter that leads to thinking about usability. The work of Jakob Nielsen should be integrated into any web development higher education curriculum.&lt;/p&gt; http://www.webmasterbrain.com/seo-news/usability-news/top-ten-web-design-mistakes-of-2005/it-all-sums-up-to-understanding-the-user/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:02:57 GMT Top Ten Web Design Mistakes of 2005