Most common web design mistakes May 29, 2007

I found this interesting post on http://www.456bereastreet.com/. This is turn was translated from a swedish design magazine, CAP&Design.

• Not following basic typographic rules.
• Being too creative with navigation
• Creating a cluttered navigation system
• Making sure the site requires certain technology to work
• Thinking that accessibility is only about blind people
• Ignoring web standards
• Not keeping search engines in mind from the start
• Basing the site structure on your organisation structure
• Using grey text on grey background
• Skipping the feasibility study

I have added a few more of other largely common mistakes that are made.

• Spelling and grammar mistakes
• Excessive animations
• Using frames
• Using underlines to define text that are not links
• Title, meta and keyword tags ignored
• Ignoring web standards
• Text not chunked into easily readable portions
• Navigation bar not consistent throughout the website
• Not testing the website across browsers
• Not designing for lower resolutions (800×600)

Do you think you can add to this list? Do drop in a message or two with the ‘mistake’ highlighted.