Daily Sucker #2 for Monday, November 16, 2009
November 16th, 2009 2:02 am by Vincent FlandersSubmitter’s comments: I would like to nominate the following as a web site. that sucks: Phonetics. This site pleasingly combines over-wraught Flash, mystery-meat navigation and weird layout with a complete lack of content. It’s
Vincent Flanders’ comments: I love the phrase “pleasingly combines over-wraught Flash.” God, the British are so damn polite.
I sat there and viewed the intro three times because I thought there had to be more to justify using Flash. I should know better. Depending on your window size, the text slams into the boxes. Of course, everyone knows the eye icon stands for “offers” and the lightning bolt icons is the universal symbol for “providers.” I get the feeling there’s not much information for the web site, so they’re using the Flash and the Mystery Meat to make the site look complex.
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