Die, Flash, Die

I belittle sites that look stupid or become useless when viewed with a Flash blocker. Screenshots are taken with ClickToFlash enabled. Feel free to submit a screenshot or a site for me to publish here.

Apr 3
“Although multimedia has its role on the Web, current Flash technology tends to discourage usability for three reasons: it makes bad design more likely, it breaks with the Web’s fundamental interaction style, and it consumes resources that would be better spent enhancing a site’s core value.”

Flash: 99% Bad (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)

This was from October 2000. Nielsen’s criticisms still seem to hold true.