If Content is king, Design rules the universe

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posted on July 13th, 2009 by Trisha Cupra
under By the way..., Watchdog | 17 Comments »

If you’re one of those people who swear black and blue that the way a site looks doesn’t matter if the content is good, I DARE you to visit the site I’m about to link to. Will you survive long enough to actually read any of the content? I didn’t. I’m waiting for the ambulance to take me to the emergency room to fix my bleeding eyes. This site proves once and for all that if Content is king, Design rules the universe. Click only if you don’t have a weak heart (or stomach):- HavenWorks.com

Ouch! Ouch! My poor eyes!

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July 13th | Kevin Boss says:

All it need is animated imag…oh wait it has those to. wow.
July 13th | Trisha Cupra says:

@Kevin Boss: Could it get any worse?
July 13th | Eric says:

Speaking of great design.. your site here is very well done. It is inspiring to come and visit!
July 13th | Trisha Cupra says:

@Eric: Thanks very much, Eric.
July 13th | Tim Jahn says:

Oh jeez…you could not have picked a better example site to prove your point.
July 13th | Trisha Cupra says:

I don’t think I’ve seen worse, but there sure are some contenders out there.
July 14th | Adam Kayce says:

That is about as nasty as I can imagine.

The sad part? The owner—who most likely did it themselves—probably thinks it’s the best thing since toast.
July 14th | Trisha Cupra says:

Well, if they didn’t do it themselves, they should shoot whoever did it for them. And if they did it themselves, they should take a jolly hard look at themselves.
July 16th | Goddess Leonie | Goddess Guidebook says:

Oh.my.goodness.
That is a whole bundle of special just there!
tee hee hee
July 16th | Trisha Cupra says:

Yes, ‘special’ is one word to describe it.
July 22nd | Yael Reinhardt-Matsliah says:

uhh….. I’m speechless, honest, totally speechless about whatever that was posing as a web site…

And, no, I didn’t survive long enough to read any of the content!
July 22nd | Trisha Cupra says:

I’m sure you didn’t survive long enough. I should have warned you to call an ambulance before you visited it.
August 3rd | 小T says:

那个网站，我看的头晕发昏。
August 4th | Trisha Cupra says:

I believe that is Chinese for ‘This website makes me feel dizzy.’
August 5th | Kelly says:

GOOD GAWD!!! Do they get visitors that last more than the upload time. Why in the HELL would you do this to someone?

Design rules the universe. So true. Ask Apple. Love IDEO’s web site.

Hugs,
Kelly
August 5th | Trisha Cupra says:

Shocking, isn’t it? I call it visual abuse.
January 19th | Americaneer says:

Thanks for your help with website design.