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17-09-2008, 07:00
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Gone Petshopping
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Safe, but awful, websites to show class of 10-11 year olds
As part of my class's ICT curriculum, we're looking at multimedia applications and websites. I wanted to show them some terrible but safe examples in class so we can see how cluttered and unclear they are and what pitfalls to avoid when they make their own.
Does anyone have any appropriate links/ideas please?
TIA 
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17-09-2008, 07:49
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M0D2.0 (trainee)
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17-09-2008, 07:54
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Worst site in the history of the internet... http://www.lingscars.com/
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17-09-2008, 08:29
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looking at some of those sites, you would have to put in A LOT of effort to get it looking that bad! I wouldn't mind trying one in a tongue-in-cheek way! Especially the ones with fit-inducing flashing rainbow bars! I doubt I could get them to look as glorious as these though :
http://www.havenworks.com/
http://www.alternativetransportservices.co.uk/
http://www.5safepoints.com/
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17-09-2008, 09:00
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Recovering pollyanna
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You'd think that a guy selling "luxury homes" would spend a bit of brass on a web design, wouldn't you?
Ha! http://newhomesbyrichard.com/
Later: just clicked on ajw000's links. My eyes! Thay hertz!
Last edited by Daisy; 17-09-2008 at 09:03.
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17-09-2008, 09:05
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Suedehead.
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MySpace?
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17-09-2008, 09:42
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Bear with me, I'm slow
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I like the way it's all broken under Firefox! If I was a nicer guy I'd drop them a line. With screenshots.
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17-09-2008, 09:49
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17-09-2008, 10:02
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Poor, poor you.
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Anything by this guy : http://www.adveb.co.uk/
worst. web developer. ever.
Especially fun if you look at them on widescreen monitors.
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17-09-2008, 10:14
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Anything by this guy : http://www.adveb.co.uk/
worst. web developer. ever.
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I'm not an experienced web guy. Or a good one. Or an expensive one. And *I* think he's a cowboy. What are his "clients" thinking?
W3C Validation fail FTL!
Last edited by Uncle Nick; 17-09-2008 at 10:17.
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17-09-2008, 10:18
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Anything by this guy : http://www.adveb.co.uk/
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From his portfolio I say this one was a belter: http://www.adveb.co.uk/wjbriggs/
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17-09-2008, 10:24
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Poor, poor you.
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When i was freelancing i actually used to lose work to this talentless **** - based entirely on price. It's the sort of shoddy, talentless crap that gives the profession a bad name.
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17-09-2008, 10:51
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Gone
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I was about to say that its not that bad untill i saw the milkman one!
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17-09-2008, 10:53
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VISA's most wanted man
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I find that the ones who base their decision on cost alone always regret it. We used to try and get a competitor afterwards and do a much better site to rub it in 
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17-09-2008, 11:20
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17-09-2008, 11:33
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Gone Petshopping
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Crikey, I'm expecting much a better standard of work than that from the kids!
Some great stuff so far, thanks folks.
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17-09-2008, 11:47
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Give me all your lootz
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Originally Posted by hookbeak
Anything by this guy : http://www.adveb.co.uk/
worst. web developer. ever.
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OMFG
That is a disgrace, i could knock summat up ten times better in about 10 mins and I aint done any php or html coding for years.
Disgraceful.
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17-09-2008, 13:33
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LOL. Great web business.
Last edited by steford; 17-09-2008 at 13:34.
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17-09-2008, 13:37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonnyrepp
As part of my class's ICT curriculum, we're looking at multimedia applications and websites. I wanted to show them some terrible but safe examples in class so we can see how cluttered and unclear they are and what pitfalls to avoid when they make their own.
Does anyone have any appropriate links/ideas please?
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??? Is this normal nowadays? If so the future of design will be very bright. I've taught some 3rd years University students who can't even match some of the sites posted here...
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17-09-2008, 13:41
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HipHopPotamus
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That guy should be in prison. I feel rather queasy now. 
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