*Please pardon the un-styled mess why I am rethinking and re-designing my blog!*
Here ye here ye. Design O’Blog readers feast your eyes on the ugliest websites in the world!!! Soon judges will cast their discriminating eye on these sites and declare the ugliest website!!! Thanks to everyone who entered the ugly website contest!!! Leave a comment and let me know which site you think is ugliest!
http://cmdshiftdesign.com/ilovesmekitty
This is a page I made for my cat, Cthulhu. I paid special attention to code using old practices (lots of <br> action to accomplish padding) and you’ll notice the use of frames. The “Cat Dance” page is probably the greatest thing I’ve ever done in life, so check it out – and don’t forget to sign the guestbook!!!
http://www.hammerdowndesign.com/ugly/
“Ohh, good, thank you, yes.”
http://mizzpheonixrightxxxx.piczo.com/
http://www.chimesdesign.com/fugly_site/index.html
I created my ugly website about 6 years ago when I was a freshman in college. I had 2 previous sites I created between 1996-1997 that I “updated” with this site. This was apparently when I discovered I wanted to be a graphic designer (notice that I refer to graphic design as a hobby in my “about me” section). I used most of the same graphics from the original two sites to create this site, but added some TOTALLY AWESOME custom animated gifs and a SWEET background. I forgot this site existed until a few months back and was totally embarrassed. Then Niki blogged about ugly websites so I thought I’d share. The bandwidth transfer limit on geocities.com was too low so you could only view one or two pages a day, so I moved it to what will be my future website (when I find time to design it).
It’s just some random stuff put together in less than five minutes. I tried to make it as ugly (and annoying) as possible without spending too much time of it, which is the point… right?
http://www.jasongraphix.com/ugly/
The default “modern home” theme on my personal site is a few years old now and is therefore quite ugly/stale. I’ll be releasing a full redesign later this month that I’m much more excited about. In the mean time though, you can use the dropdown in the right column of the homepage and select the “1999″ style (or just go to http://jasongraphix.com/ugly/) to switch the style to something I might have created in high school. It uses a cookie to keep the same style as you browse the site, so if you want to return to the present, you’ll have to find your way back to the homepage and select “Contemporary Home” from the dropdown. I created this crazy nineties theme as an April Fools gag. You can read the March 31st post for more details: http://www.jasongraphix.com/archive/2008/03/ten_years I’m looking forward to seeing all the other ugly websites out there!
http://greatmiddlewest.com/rainbow
This is a invite for a house warming party. It is pretty ugly.
http://jayj.dk/grim/
My design is build up with the good old tables and the content is loading from iframes.
I’ve used rainbow colors in the background, some animated gifs, no css
One of the worst thing with it is that I like it.
This was an ugly website before there were ugly websites. This was a tribute to all the things wrong with Geocities. Sorry for not having a Flash intro. Best viewed in IE6.
http://funsite.i8.com/index.html
It was designed by yours truly about 7 ish years ago in the school library because we didnt have the internet at home. I was completly serious about this website and had no idea what I was doing. I couldnt belive when I found it was still online after all these years. Good old 50megs hosting, add supported but hey, you can’t even notice them!
http://www.jeannettehon.com/uglysite/
Doing this was actually a lot harder than I thought it would be. My concept for this ugly site was to create the most annoying user experience possible. There were some elements I knew I wanted to include before I even started: Blinking text, stretched out images, hard to read fonts, messy unstructured layout, and horizontal scrolling. I don’t think I have reached my full ugly website potential, to me it was very difficult to try and do what is the opposite of intuitive design choices. The strange thing is, most people’s myspaces look like this!
http://www.fortunecity.com/boozers/ship/337
An ugly and simple Fortunecity site from 1998 that I put together while learning HTML…. Enjoy!
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kafka says:
Reminds me of the days when I first got connected to the interwebs.
Ugly….
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:43 am
twe4ked (Odin Dutton) says:
Yuck!
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:46 am
Shawn says:
Love it. Takes me back to the days of geocities and angelfire! Good times.
March 3rd, 2009 at 5:48 am
WilhelmR says:
There’s some kind of beauty in the house warming one, until you see it live, animated, and epilepsy-Inducing-ish .GIF fest.
The rest it’s plain ugly, badly done, which fortunaly is becoming more rare <3
Nice list!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:05 am
Jeff says:
That is awesome. My favorite one is the housewarming party. I don’t think it’s ugly though, more just brilliant.
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:05 am
Rob MacKay says:
Wow its like being back in 1998!
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:10 am
Khaled says:
http://jasongraphix.com/ugly/ is not ugly (or no longer ugly!) Anyway it was probably a joke from Jason
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:11 am
VoteAudrey says:
I remember whilst working at an architecture firm checking out a local engineer’s website. It had–get ready–moose background, animated rainbows randomly strewn across, unmatched blinking “logos” of company name, links to pages with diff’t backgrounds (stars, rain, other scariness) and yes it was serious. Seriously a hot mess! I don’t know if they got hacked, just didn’t care, had awful taste or were inebriated, but the whole marketing department had a good chuckle. Man, I wish I still had that link.
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:18 am
WillClark says:
Can I suggest this site: Young Hillingdon. From the tiled background that doesn’t tile, to the inconsistent colour scheme, to the disguised links, it’s a mess! And the worst part is, someone paid for this design.
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:21 am
james mason says:
love the way this one http://mizzpheonixrightxxxx.piczo.com/ has a rate my site box, with a rating of 9.5.
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:37 am
Herschel Rubinstein says:
nice
btw, i have a wordpress-theme for blogger who like it ugly:
http://www.phase-5.net/themes/web-10/
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:18 am
Abethebabe says:
“Don’t forget to sign the guest book”
That cracked me up
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:25 am
Steph Adamo says:
I’ve got to go with John McKenzie’s site as being the fugliest. Bravo!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:42 am
ju says:
You’ve missed one:
http://www.ub-dieck.com/
This is NOT a screenshot from the 80ties!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Lilian says:
@james mason: What can I say? I have skillz.
Excellent entries, btw. I have serious competition here
And the house warming party website could seriously pass for a legit art-site were it still the mid-90′s!
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:10 am
murrydan says:
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wow, there are no words to describe the horror.
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:16 am
Vin Thomas says:
You forgot http://havenworks.com/
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:27 am
Chris says:
Are you kidding me Andrew Neher is a genius, I mean look at this site. I’m so much looking up to him.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 am
Antonea Nabors says:
Haha, so amazing. I think I like the one Ryan Marr’s made, mainly because it was created on ‘geocities’ and I remember creating geocitie sites when I was 12.
Honestly, Liz Andrade’s cats is the funniest one. Frames, animated gif’s, view counter, GUESTBOOK!, and the title really brings is all together for me with the tildes and asterisks. The random diamond is great too.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:08 am
yorch says:
Those are really ugly. Add this one: http://www.midiam.tk
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:10 am
Liz says:
i think the housewarming one is actually kinda cool – and not even in an ugly way – LOL.
I know its wrong to vote for yourself, but cmon – CAT DANCE FTW! LOL!
doesnt anyone remember Hamster Dance from back in the day?
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
chris says:
made me laugh thanx
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Neko says:
If by “ugliest” you mean most uber fantastic sites then yes you are correct
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Max Weir says:
This list could be as long as the internet itself, there are more ugly sites that nice sites.
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Luciano Bitencourt says:
My blog is ugly, but is little clean.
March 3rd, 2009 at 1:09 pm
dinsky says:
I LOVE these!
My vote goes to liz and her brilliant tribute to Cthulhu.
Great fugly sites!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Ken says:
Nice kitties, Liz. They’re so cuuute!
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Gareth Coxon - Dot Design says:
I don’t know what you mean these are lovely!
March 4th, 2009 at 3:33 am
Paul Davis says:
Yuck! In a horribly ugly but nostalgic way.
Piczo anyone?
March 4th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Dietmar says:
I’m not sure if all those websites are really meant serious (or better to say: please, don’t let them be meant serious…)
March 4th, 2009 at 8:18 am
Tim says:
A tribute to all things 14.4 and 28.8
March 4th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Kyle Reddoch says:
HOLY CRAP!!! That just made me want to tear my eyes out. What a waste of space on the internet.
Oh, and there are still GUESTBOOKS???
March 4th, 2009 at 8:32 am
The Dittmer says:
I’m going to come back later to get some inspiration for my next website!
March 4th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Selene M. Bowlby says:
These are great! Definitely brings back memories to my first site on Geocities wayyyyyy back when!
March 4th, 2009 at 8:45 am
Enk. says:
I’m not going to say ugle, horrible or Yuck! to any of the designs above.. Just think, they tried their best to get some outta their mind and create these kinda websites even widout knowing designing and all long html codes.. Just think they tried !
You all guys rock, keep trying !
March 4th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Sarah says:
These are fabulously horrific.
March 4th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Mushex Antaranian says:
perfect !!!! ))
and two other inspirational sites
http://www.aes.am/
http://riconsulate.am/
March 4th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Libby Unwin says:
I’m going to remember this when I’m being hard on myself about my own site’s need for redesign: it could certainly be worse!!
Thanks for the post – love it!
March 4th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Schmidt says:
So…I thought that all of the sites that people had worked on and submitted would get a place in the contest.
Guess not ^^. Don’t see the one I submitted.
Nevertheless,
Good luck to all of the contestants.
March 5th, 2009 at 2:34 am
Frog says:
Animated background .gifs, gotta love ‘em
March 5th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Thomas says:
I found another one http://www.iurochskurmullekojan.se/
March 5th, 2009 at 6:46 am
logo design guru says:
wow, there are a lot of really bad sites out there. You see a lot of good ones and that just makes the bad ones look worse. I would expect this when the internet was new, however with our advanced technology, I would think programs that makes sites look this bad would no longer exist.
March 5th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
krishna says:
Huh hooo ..Ugly Websites..Now which websites i need to suggest
March 6th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Anh dep says:
I won’t submit my site to this list, lol:D
March 6th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Morgan Grimshaw says:
I forgot to finish mine in time, but here is my submissions, uncomplete, but still super awesomness: http://www.morgangrimshaw.com/ugly_Site/awesomeness.html
Just deal with it OK!
March 6th, 2009 at 1:31 am
bosskax says:
takes me back to 2007
March 6th, 2009 at 1:32 am
DDWallpaper says:
There is only one winner for me : http://jayj.dk/grim/
That site is going to give me nightmares!
March 6th, 2009 at 1:36 am
Jack Champagne says:
Hey, take a loot at this Dj website!
http://discotecamovildavid.com.es/
March 6th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Ronny says:
This MUST be the ABSOLUTE WORST website ever!
http://arngren.net/
This is actually a real webshop. The store owner has several physical shops around in Norway too. Cool stuff, but a horrible website!
March 6th, 2009 at 1:49 am
hoahau says:
they suck
March 6th, 2009 at 2:11 am
hoahau says:
http://iexplore-australia.blogspot.com/#
March 6th, 2009 at 2:11 am
Marcel Doornbos says:
Well the sites are ugly.. But they never can contest against this website:
http://havenworks.com/
Hahaha Just wanted to show
March 6th, 2009 at 3:03 am
jarlo says:
This is the ugliest ever. http://www.infoslash.net
March 6th, 2009 at 3:23 am
Scott M says:
Anything with a rainbow graidient or some form of standard fireworks gradient being badly used should win
March 6th, 2009 at 3:24 am
insic says:
hmmm hope you dont include mine in the list. lol
March 6th, 2009 at 3:24 am
Scott Brown says:
Anyone ever seen this submission to CSS Zen Garden?
Class
March 6th, 2009 at 3:46 am
sachin says:
third is the most ugliest one…its like vomit
March 6th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Henaway says:
Dang it, I thought this was going to be for REAL websites when I read the title … not stuff done INTENTIONALLY to be bad!
Real world bad, hands down, http://www.x10.com/ wins in my books! Yes, that is a REAL site. Sad part is, they have one of the best reputations for their products. Wonder how much more business they could get with a website that doesn’t make you rush children from the room as you run screaming …
March 6th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Chris says:
@Morgan (post #45) — wow. Well done — it’s like epilepsy on a screen!
March 6th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Chris says:
Darn it, I forgot to add this one on my previous comment:
http://www.oldcanneryfurniture.com/
Worst part is that this is a great, great furniture store/tourist attraction, well worth a visit if you’re ever in the greater Seattle area.
Dear Lord, that website, though…
March 6th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Nikki says:
I just laughed for 5 straight minutes…..by myself
Is that bad?
March 7th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
YM Ousley says:
Wow, that X10 website (post 58)… I didn’t know it was possible to use a late 90s porn template for anything else, but apparently it is.
March 8th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Jason Beaird says:
Doh! I redesigned and forgot to put the link back to the archived version of my site with the April Fools (90s Retro) theme. The archived site is located at http://v5.jasongraphix.com, but http://jasongraphix.com/ugly should redirect to the old site and set the theme accordingly. Enjoy!
March 9th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Danny Ruchtie says:
You must add this site http://taxipoll.nl/
Dutch finest taxi company (turn on your audio)
March 10th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Local Web Design says:
Those are probably the worst sites I have ever seen. Prime example why you should always hire a professional.
March 10th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Catu says:
They’re all brilliant, but the Sarah Palin one is definitely my favourite. Even though it’s not as garish as some of the others, nothing can beat the dancing coats in the BIO section. Cthulhu and Dutch taxi company for runners-up.
Anyway, the whole thing reminds me of laying my hand on a mouse for the first time when I was four.
March 11th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
mongchacha says:
http://eileenhickeyhulme.blogspot.com/
this is quite ugly.
April 13th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
ashley says:
these remind me of poorly done myspace layouts.
April 25th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Pipo says:
I might say this is at the top of the most Ironics:
http://www.worldbestwebsites.com/
June 9th, 2009 at 10:46 am
redsoxmaniac says:
http://www.dokimos.org/ajff/
This has to be the greatest ugliest website of all-time. If only it had MIDI…
July 27th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Identity Design says:
Oh my god, some of these are hilariously bad!
September 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Nick Gill says:
I would love to submit something, but how can I compete with this site that already exists? This will win ANY competition:
your browser does not support IFRAMEs
October 30th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Nick Gill says:
I would love to submit something, but how can I compete with this site that already exists? This will win ANY competition:
October 30th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Nick Gill says:
I would love to submit something, but how can I compete with this site that already exists? This will win ANY competition:
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October 30th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Nick Gill says:
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October 30th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Nick Gill says:
Sorry, not familiar with XHTML, dreamweaver not working either. Just forget it…
October 30th, 2009 at 9:51 am
izdelava strani says:
oh my god, i almost got an epilepsy attack, watching these ugly colorful sites. Doesn't people know that sometimes less is more?
November 15th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Muji says:
Nope, this one is the ugliest. KCC Japan Education Exchange.
http://www.kccjee.org
December 9th, 2009 at 2:10 am
izdelava strani says:
I agree with Max Weire, that this list could go on and on. But with this new Web 2.0 protocol, sites are getting more prettier and functional. But there will always be ugly web sites as long there's internet
December 12th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Eric says:
I think you guys have invented a whole new art form. I love ugly websites! MizzPhoenix gets my vote. It’s like the worst MySpace nightmare ever. Cool music, though.
January 14th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
MIke says:
you have seen nothing yet, check this site out http://yvettesbridalformal.com/ by FAR the ugliest site ont he internet
February 4th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Andrew Neher says:
It amuses me to no end that I made it on this list with my housewarming invite. After reading the posts, it occurred to me I should have used stretched images and typography as well, I'll keep that in mind next time. I am so so glad you made this collection. Thanks!
February 8th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
martin says:
this ranks up there
http://www.gardens-of-italy.com
February 24th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Scott Adams says:
Those are truly some of the ugliest websites I have ever seen! Where do you find them? I would love to know.
February 15th, 2011 at 9:11 am
stephanie says:
Wow what a collection! I thought that websites like this didn't really exist any more but looks like they are still around, lurking! I think that people should know better, and although I am a designer, surely people can see that these websites are not the best. Surely if you are going to add content to a website then you want people to be able to read it?
June 6th, 2011 at 2:04 am