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Two Website Design Complaints Users Have When Browsing Sites

When browsing websites, there are a few common affordance issues that make it hard for a user to comfortably travel around a site.

When browsing websites, there are a few common affordance issues that make it hard for a user to comfortably travel around a site.

  1. Some color choices are hard to see—for example an olive green link on an orange background is very hard to notice.
  2. Action buttons such as “Go” and “Search” that have no mouseover change. Without mouseovers, users have to stop and think before clicking on them. And users don’t want to stop or think!

While these affordance issues typically aren’t enough to make a user click away, they could still be improved with a few simple design changes.

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By Don Nicholas

Founder & Executive Publisher

Don Nicholas serves as Executive Publisher for Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints. He is responsible for all creative, technical, and financial aspects of these multiplatform brands. As senior member of the editorial team, he provides structural guidance, sets standards, and coordinates activities with the technology and business teams. Don is an active gardener whose favorite crops include tomatoes, basil, blueberries, and corn. He and his wife Gail live and work in southern Massachusetts surrounded by forests, family farms, cranberry bogs, and nearby beaches. Don is also the Founder of Mequoda Systems, LLC, which operates and supports numerous online communities including I Like Crochet, I Like Knitting, and We Like Sewing.

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