Bad Web Layout Conventions

Posted on December 11, 2007 by C Lin
Design, Tech

‘Design View,’ a blog by Andy Rutledge of Unit Interactive, offers up his opinions on poor web layout conventions which are still being implemented by some of the most frequented and notably well-designed sites on the internet such as Apple and Amazon. He dissects the common centered 3-column layout, an early popular convention used by such sites, pointing out the flaws in design and usability. Another typical convention many news sites make the mistake of doing is mimicking old-school newsprint layout. According to Rutledge, these sites fail to see that the difference between mediums (print vs. web) should be reason enough to change die-hard habits of design and layout. His points are well taken and it’s a surprise that even award winning sites Amazon and Apple are still hanger-ons—especially in this Web 2.0 day in age.

Check out his criticism and solutions to these design problems.

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