On: Recognising a Bad User Interface at First Glance

[taspeotis]

A bit dated, but relevant: http://interfacehallofshame.eu/www.iarchitect.com/lotus.htm

And its complement: http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/fame.htm

[tommoor → taspeotis]

For some more recent good examples check out http://littlebigdetails.com/

[steveax → taspeotis]

We really have gotten better (and expectations are higher). Remember the abominable multi-row tab control dialogs common in Windows apps [1] shudder. Does anyone remember Debabelizer? [2] Really amazing piece of software with an interface that, ummm, well, here's the batch catalog setup dialog [3]

[1]: http://interfacehallofshame.eu/www.iarchitect.com/tabs.htm

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Theurer

[3]: http://pangram.org/images/debab.gif

[reagency → steveax]

What's wrong with 3? It has a lot of options because the user needs control. They are well organized.

[JohnTHaller → taspeotis]

Oh dear god. Lotus Notes. I just twitched a bit.