The K.I.S.S. Philosphy

Signs of a bad site... Now many times in your life have you heard people refer to the "KISS" philosophy. To be honest, I have heard it more times than I care to admit. KISS is an acronym for the once very popular saying "keep it simple stupid" and yes, I understand how weird that statement is.

Back in the "olden days" this expression emerged and although society has gravitated towards "OMG" and "LOL" you will still hear the term KISS from time to time. Why do I bring it up you ask? Good question... KISS is outdated, but is still relevant for some designers that choose to take their site over the top. Excess links, images, colors schemes, and poor layout options can transform a good site to a bad site in a matter of minutes.

Feel free to use other acronyms to explain bad design, but for now I am going to stick to one that has stood the test of time. KISS and build those websites with purpose and thought. The simple route is often the best route to take. That is, if you want to take advice from someone that still uses outdated acronyms. Just saying! :)

Yep, That Happened

Oh, I wish I could take credit for finding this one, but it was actually suggested by a friend. Yep, other people find ugly sites too. :) This is nuts!

This is one of those sites that you can only look at for a few minutes at a time before your eyes begin to strain and burn. Go ahead and try! I can look for about 2 minutes and then my head starts to throb. I have to say, I do like the flags waving in the air. How can you go wrong with animated flags?

They have a wide selection of fabrics and also a wide selection of very tiny photos they would like to share with you. Are we looking at the owners, employees, and stock room? Do you really even care to try to answer that question?

Like I said before, it is too intense to stare at for extended periods of time so I can't honestly discuss the content. I however can question the abrupt changes from red to yellow to hot pink and more. Did anyone even continue to scroll down? Go, ahead and treat yourself. The colors continue to change and the pictures continue too.