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Re: Big Company, Appalling Design

  • Subject: Re: Big Company, Appalling Design
  • From: Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invalid>
  • Date: 10 Apr 2005 06:30:24 GMT
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Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> I thought I'd point you to the following large site, which is an
> example of very repulsive use of HTML:

> http://www.palm.com

> If you look at it carefully, you'll notice that the entire page is
> made out of images, and as if that's not bad enough, there is
> JavaScript too, which navigation depends on.

> Is there an idea behind this design that I just fail to grasp?

In other fields, this might be called "stunting" or perhaps
"hot-dogging".  I've never heard these terms applied to web site design
styles, but they seem pretty applicable.  Maybe it's time to start.  :)

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