# Top Ten New Mistakes of Web Design

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1999/05/29/top-ten-new-mistakes-web-design/
- Published: 1999-05-29T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Usability expert Jakob Nielsen updates his list of common Web design mistakes.
Jakob
Nielsen first listed the most common Web design mistakes in 1996. “Unfortunately
new Web technology and new applications for the Web have introduced an entirely 
new class of mistakes,” he now writes. He has published the ten worst mistakes.

 

 

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They do not of course apply exclusively to charity Web sites, but they are worth
perusing if you run a charity Web site.

 

 

 

 

“Lack of Archives”, “Moving Pages to New URLs” and “Headlines That Make No Sense
Out of Context” all make sense. However, Nielsen is something of a purist, and UK
Fundraising takes issue with some of his list of “mistakes.” He recommends that “
it is best to avoid any designs that look like advertisements”. While we agree with
the approach, and concur that Web users are becoming inured to some advertisements,
Web advertising is still an essential service for advertisers and a source of income
for publishers.

 

 

 

 

Read Neilsen’s list of mistakes and decide if you can act on them.

 

 

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