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Each Friday we take a look at the weird, bad and just plain fugly interfaces for desktop, mobile and web apps.. Welcome to Fugly Friday
After going through the submissions last week it struck me how so many educational portals or tools are not given the design love they deserve. Shouldn't there be a program where designers can volunteer their time to spruce up edu sites of all kinds? Maybe not for the for-profit schools, but there's no reason for Front Page-style mediocrity -- ever.
Anyway, I've seen firsthand what a crummy edu site can look like. Some schools clearly "get it," while some are obstinate in their fugly ways. Case in point: Josiah sent us a screenshot from the University of Akron's web editor UI (it's on the next page). It's amazing how crappy a site can look with such minimalism.
After going through the submissions last week it struck me how so many educational portals or tools are not given the design love they deserve. Shouldn't there be a program where designers can volunteer their time to spruce up edu sites of all kinds? Maybe not for the for-profit schools, but there's no reason for Front Page-style mediocrity -- ever.
Anyway, I've seen firsthand what a crummy edu site can look like. Some schools clearly "get it," while some are obstinate in their fugly ways. Case in point: Josiah sent us a screenshot from the University of Akron's web editor UI (it's on the next page). It's amazing how crappy a site can look with such minimalism.
Continue reading Fugly Friday: it doesn't have to be like this
Fugly Friday: it doesn't have to be like this originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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