bad website recommendations

[HouseofWool]

I need to review a poorly designed website for a class and compare it with one that is well done. For obvious reasons, it is fairly easy to find one that is well done. But, does anyone know of any websites that are just awful?

[MrsK]

I saw an awful one for educational supplies yesterday. I'll look for it.

[corn poffi]

I had to do a similar project in college. I can't remember what site I did, but I'll never forget this site that one of my classmates found: http://algy.com/anxiety/index.php.

I'm on my phone, so it might have improved since then, but it's still pretty weird, especially for a website that covers something so serious. Between the tapirs everywhere and the overuse of abbreviations, it's pretty bad...might not be bad enough for what you're looking for though!

[Ravenclaw]

I think Slate or Salon did an article on how a lot of restaurant websites are terrible. I can't remember any one in particular though.

[HouseofWool]

I had to do a similar project in college. I can't remember what site I did, but I'll never forget this site that one of my classmates found: http://algy.com/anxiety/index.php.

I'm on my phone, so it might have improved since then, but it's still pretty weird, especially for a website that covers something so serious. Between the tapirs everywhere and the overuse of abbreviations, it's pretty bad...might not be bad enough for what you're looking for though!

At first glance this looks perfect. Because who doesn't see the correlation between tapirs and anxiety!

[Deebs]

I had to o to the site. I thought autocorrect must have turned "typos" into "tapirs.". Sadly, I was wrong. That site is a winner!

[HouseofWool]

I get that their acronym spells tapir, but it is so over the top bad...

[GrayMatterWife]

www.webpagesthatsuck.com

You might get some leads...

[HouseofWool]

Oh good gawd, some of those companies should really know better. Check out http://www.pinesol.com/. I mean, really. There is no reason for that hot-mess of a site.

But I think I am going to stick with CP's suggestion. Having the visual field filled with tapirs (yes, tapirs, not typos) is really, really over the top.

[poky]

I think Slate or Salon did an article on how a lot of restaurant websites are terrible. I can't remember any one in particular though.

An article about how/why restaurant sites are notoriously bad, functionality-wise: http://www.slate.com/articles/techno...ne.single.html
An oatmeal comic about it: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/restaurant_website

They do generally suck. I'm hopeful that they'll slowly come to realize they're missing out on business by having an "experience" instead of just the information people want to know.

[diggitydot]

Most restaurant sites are so bad that I don't even bother looking them up online. I just use Urbanspoon.

[DCJenn]

The company I work for has an awful website- it's embarrassing, in fact. It fails to mention half of the services we offer, there's no information on how to access services, you can't tell what we DO, it's full of acronyms that only people in the field would know- it's on the agenda to be fixed but it's been that bad for YEARS...

www.chcsbc.org

Would you know that we provide Veteran's mental health services, or methadone treatment or treat injured prisoners or provide substance abuse treatment for pregnant teens or foster care/respite for families w/ adults with IDD? No, you would not know that.

Please- have at it. It would prove my point far more effectively.

J.

[poky]

The company I work for has an awful website- it's embarrassing, in fact. It fails to mention half of the services we offer, there's no information on how to access services, you can't tell what we DO, it's full of acronyms that only people in the field would know- it's on the agenda to be fixed but it's been that bad for YEARS...

www.chcsbc.org

Would you know that we provide Veteran's mental health services, or methadone treatment or treat injured prisoners or provide substance abuse treatment for pregnant teens or foster care/respite for families w/ adults with IDD? No, you would not know that.

Please- have at it. It would prove my point far more effectively.

J.

Oh, Jenn.

That IS embarrassing. Holy cow. I <3 the "social media" menu item that is an empty page with a big facebook logo/link (even though there's a "join us on facebook" link in the footer on every page) And the page about the president and CEO with a comments section?! Wow. I'm *itching* to fix it up for y'all, but I'm sure there are tons of stakeholders that would have to be dealt with and approve any rearrangement?

It looks like *someone* has access to make updates; one of the menu items is to an actual event in the actual future - is it just a matter of connecting the people who know what services to list under "our services" with the people who have access to change that page?

[diggitydot]

Oh, holy shit. Jenn, that is AWFUL.

[HouseofWool]

Oh, holy shit. Jenn, that is AWFUL.

^^ What she said. While I am fond of the tapirs, I most definitely could write one about your website, email it to you and include Sandy's contact information as part of a proposal to make it more user friendly!