Wednesday, 23 March 2011

the goggles do nothing

Unfortunately as part of the academic structure behind this blog I have to force upon you a selection of websites that I deem to be poor. Here are a few that I have stumbled upon, although I may revisit them to torture my eyes.


I am unsure what this first site is about but it appears to include everything. I assume it’s supposed to be some sort of shopping experience. There’s plenty to look at which in this instance is not a good thing.



Clashing colours, bouncing text boxes, visual explosions, man with moustache, man with moustache again, animated tiger, death knight thingy, toxic teddy bear and a huge mobile phone all on board...but what’s it all about? I have no idea. The message is lost in a pop art nightmare. For a moment I feel as if I’ve loaded myself up on LSD and landed inside a Warhol.  If this is designed to scare people it does so with great zeal and should be commended for its efforts.  The poor navigation is dominated by a current of attention seeking pop ups, making for an unbearable experience. This site has a kitsch undercurrent that quickly loses appeal. Scrolling over the icons keeps me entertained for a while but the abrasive colour scheme and lack of purpose leaves me feeling disorientated.

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