Problem Page Layouts and Poor Design Decisions


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1. Blue letters on a black background
2. Excessive use of color and animation
3. Lettering size too small or too large for normal viewing
4. "Busy" background
5. Lack of Contrast
6. Use of dark background areas
7. Funky font choices
8. Too many fonts or font inconsistencies
9. GIF vs. JPEG?
10. Actual, existing poorly designed Web page* (NOTE: You must use browser's BACK button to leave this example.)
11. Rewrite of poorly designed Web page (NOTE: You must use browser's BACK button to leave this example.)

* Hamilton Electric Company

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