Category Archives: Failed Redesigns

Posts relating to websites not redesigned with web standards

University of Bath Failed Redesign

Posted on April 6, 2006 by Karl Dawson

Fresh from the forums at Accessify comes the news of The University of Bath’s (failed) redesign. Expect the usual tables-based layout, poorly optimised images, missing alt text and non-semantic markup we’re so used to seeing in 1999. Technorati tag: FailedRedesigns

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Boo.com Will be Back in June

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Karl Dawson

You may recall Boo.com, a fashion retailer from the so-called dotcom era that managed to blow £178 million during it’s 6 month life. Well, they will back in June and judging from the simple announcement page it isn’t going to … Continue reading →

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IEEE – Oh The Irony

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Karl Dawson

Spotted over at the Web Standards Project comes this news about the new IEEE website. Unbelievably, or perhaps not, the standards site fails to meet web standards. The usual suspects are there (or not as the case may be): No … Continue reading →

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