Website Design Criticism

Users critique the bland, generic, Bootstrap-like, or ugly designs of various websites, often comparing them to functional but simple sites like Hacker News and debating if polished aesthetics are necessary for success.

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Sample Comments

matkoniecz Apr 11, 2021 View on HN

You likely look at different sites, like HN that is well designed rather that a decoration around ad delivery mechanism.

nottorp May 31, 2022 View on HN

They both look like every other landing page i've seen in the past 5 years. Maybe too much polish makes them all look the same?

avree Aug 22, 2023 View on HN

Goes to show the sad state of web UI design. Most of these sites are barely two steps removed from default bootstrap.

samtp Jan 3, 2011 View on HN

It looks like something that was thrown up quickly. If you have 'mental stress' because some pictures and text lacks design, the problem may be you, not the website.

codebook Jan 30, 2019 View on HN

I thought I am viewing different website from yours.I am totally not satisfied hackernews website design and UI.

h4tch Mar 28, 2015 View on HN

Man their website is bland, how do they expect to attract users?

va_coder Apr 19, 2012 View on HN

Are pretty sites necessary? I ask because most sites I go to on a daily basis, like HN, Google properties, Amazon, etc are relatively bland.

omnimus Dec 28, 2016 View on HN

Never thought there are real designers on hn. What was the site?

tomjen3 May 3, 2015 View on HN

Not unlike that hideos website design.

jpwagner Jan 29, 2009 View on HN

Does your website have to be uber-ugly too?