Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site Top ten mistakes of Web design (01 May 1996) 1. Using Frames 2. Gratuitous Use of Bleeding-Edge Technology 3. Scrolling Text, Marquees, and Constantly Running Animations 4. Complex URLs 5. Orphan Pages 6. Long Scrolling Pages 7. Lack of Navigation Support 8. Non-Standard Link Colors 9. Outdated Information 10. Overly Long Download Times Article URL: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html Read 328 more articles from Jakob Nielsen sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: A Case For Interaction: A Study of Interactive Information Retrieval Behavior and Effectiveness This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy