Bad Webdesign: Anand-topalov.com

How to spend lots of money and fail at sharing your event. The newly launched World Chess Championship site Anand-topalov.com is one of the worst new sites. The site makes 3 common mistakes:
Annoying flash graphic
An Information link with no Information
Bad copyright policy

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Bad
• Web
• design

[Ric4theflame]

The information link actually does contain information...

.... Regulations Organizing committee Executive committee  Arbiters Technical Staff Playing Hall

how couldnt you see that ??

[sarterus]

@Ric4theflame Those are just links to other pages. Some of that content could have been on the page instead of hidden behind a link. Each time a user has to click an extra link to get to real useful content you lose a percentage of users. One goal of information systems design is to make thing easy to get to.

[Thiefbg]

the video creator clearly spends too much time on the internet

[Cbayfishing]

While I agree with a few of the quibbles, they aren't that serious. I think the website actually is very good, aside from the "information" link. This delivery is mind-numbingly monotonous. And what's with the video ending by cutting him off in mid-sentence? PLEASE - If you are going to criticize, you need to at least deliver a more credible effort than that of the website you are assailing!

[WhiteAbenaki]

I don't know. I personally didn't take note or umbrage to the three things you criticized. I think the website looks good. Nice color scheme. Nice looking banner. Up-to-the-minute move updates with fluid video feed and bilingual commentary. I think they've promoted this, so far, highly exciting WCC match quite well.

I hope Topalov can win game #5 with white and add some more drama and suspense to the match.

[twemloww]

THAT'S TRUE!!

[DraganLalic]

Great job :-) - Surprisingly (since I'm not into computers) entertaining!

I completely agree with you - the website is far from ideal...