unsanity's design

When I followed a link to Unsanity's Web site, I got confused. It is an example of a design that is good looking and well thought out, yet it does not work so well for the hurried Web reader.

Unsanity make shareware apps, and one of them is always showcased at the top of the site. A good idea, but as it is much more prominent than the logo, I actually thought I had come to a site called "Mighty Mouse," and not the site I wanted.

Unsanity's home page

Only later did I realise that Mighty Mouse was only one product, and that I could find the others in the Feature Product column below. The News column is not sorted by product, and even more confusing.

But it became worse. The second time I came, I just overlooked the top pane, and headed straight for the right column. But each time you reload the site, another product is put on top, and the whole list is shifted. Effect: your product is gone.

Same page, three reloads

The "products" page is so similar it seems you didn't switch pages. But here, both left and right columns are "Feature Products," but as each has its own header it seems like they are about different things. With my experience with the "Home/news" page, I went straight for the right column, and only much later looked at the left.

'Products' page

I am not that bright, and I was in a hurry. But then I might not be the only dim but stressed user on the Web.

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