The Interface Hall of Shame is an irreverent collection of examples of common interface design mistakes. Our hope is that by highlighting these problems, we can help developers avoid making similar mistakes. Our review of the new GUI in Apple's QuickTime 4.0 Player. Users of all operating systems should be concerned. Selecting the wrong control for a task or changing the way controls operate can often result in an inefficient and frustrating application.
Nobody likes a stupid computer.
However, many applications interrupt the user to ask stupid questions, provide meaningless information, or require the user to make what should be an obvious selection. Improper design of the visual elements in an application can often result in applications that are difficult to read and difficult to use. The improper use color in an application can seriously impede the usability of the application. The terminology used in many applications often leads the user to feel that the interface has been written in a foreign language. We provide a number of examples of these 'programmerisms'.