Good & Bad Web Design

An example of good web design in my opinion is Google: www.google.com (in case you didn't already know that).

I believe Google has good web design for the following reasons:
1. It is very simply laid out
2. It has advanced features for advanced users
3. It does not have too much going on

I like the fact that Google is very easy to use for its main purpose as being a search engine. All I have to do is type in some keywords and hit enter. It is really easy. But Google also has given me the ability to expand its functionality. I can use iGoogle to personalize it, giving me instant access to my Gmail, the weather, news articles and other things in addition to the basic search engine!

An example of bad web design, in my opinion is Angel - Gannon's Online Learning System:
(angel.gannon.edu)

Three reasons for this:
1. Pages do not seem very clean
2. It is difficult/buggy for teachers to use (to post assignments, drop boxes, etc.)*
3. It is difficult to find things

*this could just be the teachers I have had

In my experience with angel the layout is a little bit all over the place. This makes it not ideal for navigation and tends to leave me wanting a little bit more. However, I do like being able to electronically submit assignments using Angel, and it seems to work well enough to be functional and even helpful.