You might remember my last thread in this vein, on user interfaces. This is the same, except dealing specifically with web design. I am planning on writing an article on this and I'd like to know anything that you guys especially like/dislike.

Some common themes from the UI thread:
  • Clutter
  • Fonts
  • Colour combinations
  • Tab orders/Keyboard shortcuts


I'll start with mine: I dislike layouts that shift around as the page is being downloaded. Especially noticable on slow connections, it is very annoying when you are already reading the text and it suddenly jumps or changes shape as an ad or something is loaded.

The article will discuss some techniques to overcome all these points. For that example, one method would be to use specific column widths. Etc. So if you have any possible solutions to design issues that you bring up, please post them also. Thanks.

- P