Guest Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 why would anyone think it's a good idea to add a hovering javashit menu bar at the top of text-centric websites, which obscures like 1/4 of the vertical screen space.....? example: http://tech.eu/brief/soundcloud-debt-funding/ and countless others. I dunno if this is worthy of a thread, but this trend is getting worse and worse, it's like the new obligatory flash intro. seriously does anyone know? if not, maybe post grills or dunno. I mean, finally we are kind of past Flash, Flash is done for good, but you can count on ingenious web designers / genius clients to find ways to mess up websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenton Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 its shit innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 click hungry cunts neglecting website quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 There are no grills on the Internet. I especially love how they get larger as you zoom in to try to avoid them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 ^ yes this. top notch programmering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 webdesign trends are the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 is this neglect? shit programming or what? i mean even the average joe can see that looks insane how can they not see it? please an expert answer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 maybe the programmers ad-block them. so they don't see them but know they're there but it doesn't matter because they're not really there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 is this neglect? shit programming or what? i mean even the average joe can see that looks insane how can they not see it? please an expert answer!!! "Works perfectly on my browser and high resolution display." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 ah, there is an ad on the top of the page, if you have ad blocker it wont show the ad but it will cut the headline, i guess they are just punishing us for using adblocker but to be honest i never visit tech.eu but its nice to know these things in case you end up designing a website in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovalainenFanBoy Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Maybe they haven't launched the mobile version yet / haven't optimized for mobile Maybe they know it looks like shit but don't give a shit about it / don't get paid enough to care But I doubt they actually look at that and think "yeah that's OK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I know exactly how this happens, I've been working in the field for 10+ years. In short, there are people called usability/UX (user experience) experts/designers and their job is to make calls like how the main website navigation should work and look like. They are all full of shit and everybody working with them knows it. They usually don't stay long with the same company, because people figure out they're shit. A lot of people wants to be one of them, because you don't have to know anything about anything. Also, when they do their job poorly, they know it, but they just don't care and they don't make any effort to improve things in future. As far as the concrete example in the OP goes, here's an explanation: it's not called "grills" (it's even more bizarre), it's called "hamburger" button and menu. It's there because we're now in the "responsive web" era, which means that websites, being consumed primarily on mobile devices, adapt automatically based on what kind of device you're viewing it on. At first, hamburger menu was used to replace a conventional horizontal/dropdown menu, but just on mobile devices, for the supposed ease of use on touch interface. Then agencies/individuals making the websites got so lazy they now basically just design the mobile version - with hamburger menus. I always thought responsive designs were shit, because the "mobile" versions hide stuff that some ux imbecile thinks it's not important. Now we're more and more often being left with just the retarded version of the website. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 But I doubt they actually look at that and think "yeah that's OK" They say "yeah it's not perfect, but I don't have the time/can't be arsed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Maybe they haven't launched the mobile version yet / haven't optimized for mobile Maybe they know it looks like shit but don't give a shit about it / don't get paid enough to care But I doubt they actually look at that and think "yeah that's OK" Every single site with this "hamburger menu" haven't "optimized for mobile", it works exactly the same way. It's not particularly unintrusive on a regular laptop display either, especially when widescreen formats are already pressed for vertical space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke viia Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 But I doubt they actually look at that and think "yeah that's OK" They say "yeah it's not perfect, but I don't have the time/can't be arsed" "Not even gonna fix that bruger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 [hamburger] But I doubt they actually look at that and think "yeah that's OK" They say "yeah it's not perfect, but I don't have the time/can't be arsed" "Not even gonna fix that bruger" [/hamburger] import ajavscript.everthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cear Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 watmm has a few grills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 watmm has a few grills i think most hide the fact they are grills and try to present themselves as hamburgers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Zemura yvI oo ii oo Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 So fucking annoying Also ones with side bars that basically block half the screen's left text for half an inch and you have to scroll up and down to move it. The bars with like "like on fb, share on twitter" etc fuck them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I have a real fear the New WATMM© is gonna be like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 just came up with something new the Turducken menu where the menu is a turd with an emphasis on turd full screen for maximum UX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 watmm has a few grills So fucking annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gyroscopic Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Does this count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YO303 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 this gentleman is asking to be attacked by the local wildlife this one is safe but looks really depressed, i bet he is being force to bbq i hate this mofo for no reason, who the fucks holds corn while looking smug af Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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