Dear neon-colored blog designers of the world

Tricky navigation is not hip, it is counterintuitive. Left/right scrolling instead of up/down is not edgy, it is annoying as all hell. Best practices have evolved for a reason. It may give you the smug satisfaction of a faded Mr. Belvedere t-shirt, but retro programming makes nobody happy.


This rant brought to you by too many f***ing terribly designed websites that have crossed my desktop in the past few weeks.