Web Design

Today we're going to look at web design. I'm also going to get you to tweak and tidy up the blogs you created. We'll look at adding information to the profile and adding lists of links and feeds to the site. We'll also look at bit at writing online - how to work with links and create prose that is easy to read on screen.

First, we'll start by looking at some examples of very bad web design. Web Pages That Suck is a site that highlights some of the worst examples of online design. You'd think that, with the web becoming more and more a part of everyday life, they'd have less to work with. But it seems not - there are still plenty of dodgy sites out there for them to poke fun at.

Today, I want you to find the worst designed site they've highlighted over the last two years. Check the following links and try to decide which is the worst site - the site that deserves to win the overall award for awfulness.

• The Worst Web Pages of 2007 - Part 1
• The Worst Web Pages of 2007 - Part 2
• The Worst Web Pages of 2007 - Part 3
• The Worst Web Pages of 2006
• The Worst Web Pages of 2005

As you look through, think about what's wrong with these sites - why don't they work? What's wrong with them? Is it the graphics? Is it the site organisation? Is it the way you move through the site? Try to come up with a list and pick your candidate for worst site.