I Made the WORST Website on the Internet

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

I deliberately broke every design rule to see what would happen.

The Terrible Design Choices

• Fonts: Comic Sans, Papyrus, and Impact all on the same page.
• Background: Cycles through magenta, lime‑green, yellow, and cyan every 5 seconds.
• Animated Elements: Blinking text, spinning buttons, and a “ tag (the 1999 classic).
• Audio: Auto‑playing music that loops forever.
• Pop‑ups: Random alert boxes that say things like “hi”, “this is terrible”, and “seriously close it”.
• Page Title: Constantly changes between “RUN AWAY”, “CLOSE THIS TAB”, and “WHAT ARE YOU DOING”.
• Imagery:
  • Moldy bread, hairless cats, abandoned asylums, and creepy portraits, all with oversaturated colors and odd angles.
  • Every image is bordered in clashing neon colors.
• Contact Form: Exists but doesn’t submit anywhere. The submit button reads “SEND”; clicking it shows “Form submitted. We will never respond.”

What I Learned

Good design is invisible. Bad design screams, flickers, spins, and forces unwanted music on users. Each terrible choice reinforced why design rules exist:

• Readability matters.
• Users have limits.
• Accessibility isn’t optional.

“IF YOU’RE STILL HERE, REFLECT ON YOUR LIFE CHOICES”

Conclusion

Mission accomplished. You’ve discovered a site designed to offend designers, accessibility experts, and anyone with taste. Do not stay long—I couldn’t either.

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