December 26, 2002

Jakob's list of mistakes

I haven't been too impressed with usability guru Jakob Nielsen's AlertBox columns lately, but his latest is a good read for anyone doing web-related work.

Top Ten Web-Design Mistakes of 2002

1. No Prices
2. Inflexible Search Engines
3. Horizontal Scrolling
4. Fixed Font Size
5. Blocks of Text
6. JavaScript in Links
7. Infrequently Asked Questions in FAQ
8. Collecting Email Addresses Without a Privacy Policy
9. URL > 75 Characters
10. Mailto Links in Unexpected Locations