Web Pages That Suck - learn good web design by looking at bad web design

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Vincent Flanders’ comments: I went to the The Hard Rock Memorabilia page because Microsoft said its Silverlight 2 software had an exciting feature called DeepZoom:

This capability allows users to explore collections of super high resolution imagery, from a 2 or 3 megapixel shot from a digital camera to gigapixel scans of museum pieces, all without waiting for huge file downloads.  The simple zooming interface allows users to explore entire collections down to specific details in extreme close-up, all with fantastic performance and smooth transitions.

OK. I go to the Hard Rock page and I’m greeted with the following message (I’m just showing the important part of the page) on the last line:

I’m not using a Mac and the Hard Rock should be smart enough to know this.

Oh. I mistakenly thought that all the Mystery Meat on the page belonged to the feature artists named on the left side. Wrong. Unfortunately, there’s no way to find out if your favorite artist is featured. That’s what really sucks.

The Hard Rock Memorabilia page (Requires Microsoft Silverlight)