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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
This occurred to me recently:
MySpace has been a runaway success, much to the puzzlement of those who view typical layout-trainwrecks like this one as practically antithetical to attractive Web presence.
eBay has similarly been an ongoing Web success, despite (or because of?) crappily laid-out pages like this one.
Is there a connection? Both sites practically show off their lack of design aesthetic, and they have thousands/millions of dedicated users to show for it. Is an aggressively anti-polished look the key to online success? God help us if it is…
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Like most things, it depends on your audience and what image you are trying to portray. “ebay” wants to portray “cheap,” and “myspace” wants to portray “amateur,” so the designs work in their favor. Here’s a deeper analysis.
Comment by John — 03/22/2006 @ 7:48 AM
THE SUCCESS OF UGLY WEBSITES
Yesterday, I noted the un-design similiarities between eBay and MySpace, suggesting that it was a key to both their successes.
John pointed me toward a loose discussion of the topic that contained this kernel of insight:
As some of you may know, the…
Trackback by Population Statistic — 03/22/2006 @ 3:21 PM