Poor Webpage Design does NOT include enough Good Elements AVOID these elements: Backgrounds Default gray color Color combinations of text and background that make the text hard to read Busy, distracting backgrounds that make the text hard to read Text Text that is too small to read Text crowds left edge Text that stretches all the way across the page and beyond screen edge Centered type over flush left body copy Paragraphs of type in all caps Paragraphs of type in bold Paragraphs of type in italic Paragraphs of type in all caps, bold, and italic all at once Underlined text that is not a link Generally - Webpage Text choice should follow good DeskTopPublishing Typography Rules - see HERE Links Default blue links Blue link borders around graphics Links that are not clear about where they will take you Links in body copy that distract readers and lead them off to remote, useless pages Text links that are not underlined so you don't know they are link Dead links (links that don't work anymore) Graphics Large graphic files that take forever to load Meaningless or useless graphics Thumbnail images that are nearly as large as the full-sized images they link to Graphics with no alt labels Missing graphics, especially missing graphics with no alt labels Graphics that don't fit on the screen (assuming a screen of 800 x 600 pixels)   Tables Borders turned on in tables Tables used as design elements, especially with extra large (dorky) borders Blinking and animations Anything that blinks, especially text Multiple things that blink Rainbow rules (lines) Rainbow rules that blink or animate "Under construction" signs, especially of little men working Animated "under construction" signs Animated pictures for email Animations that never stop Multiple animations that never stop   Junk Counters on pages -- who cares Junky advertising Having to scroll sideways (800 x 600 pixels) Too many little pictures of meaningless awards on the first page Frame scroll bars in the middle of a page Multiple frame scroll bars in the middle of a page   Navigation Unclear navigation; over complex navigation Complicated frames, too many frames, unnecessary scroll bars in frames Orphan pages (no links back to where they came from, no identification) Useless page titles that don't explain what the page is about   General Design Entry page or home page that does not fit within standard browser window (800 x 600 pixels) Frames that make you scroll sideways No focal point on the page Too many focal points on the page Navigation buttons as the only visual interest, especially when they're large (and dorky) Cluttered, not enough alignment of elements Lack of contrast (in color, text, to create hierarchy of information, etc.) Pages that look okay in one browser but not in another