Worst DL School Websites

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  1. Gabe F.

    Gabe F. Active Member

    I know there was a thread long ago about worst/weird school names, but I wanted to take a stab at worst looking websites. Below are four of the worst that I've come across. Southwest absolutely takes top prize for worst accredited school website by a large margin.

    1) Southwest University (DEAC): Welcome to Southwest (Looks like it was built as a high school web design project in 1997 and then forgotten about even though it's actual an "enhancement" (used very loosely) over the fuzzy graphics they used before)

    2) Taft: https://www.taft.edu/ (Wholly generic and stuffed full of old stock photos)

    3) LBU: Louisiana Baptist University & Seminary (God love 'em... even though this website is actually an improvement from before they just can't seem to get it right. This looks like it was patched together on Wix using various pieces of former website incarnations).

    4) Apollos: https://apollos.edu/Default.aspx (Lazy design, full of stock photos, and that logo... *shudders*... Looks someone who couldn't dodge a spear)
     
  2. Winchester

    Winchester New Member

  3. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    Once upon a time the UNISA website was virtually impenetrable. The organizational scheme of the site was impossible to decipher and even though there was lot's of valuable information on the site it was difficult to figure out how to get to it. It's quite a bit better now but legend of that website was so strong that even now people think of it as an obstacle to admission.
     
  4. Phdtobe

    Phdtobe Well-Known Member

    Another worst list could be - the worst DL experience.
    I am not very creative so looking at those sites I am having a difficult time saying why they are bad.
     
  5. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

  6. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member


    The Heriot-Watt site was like that when I looked. I eventually dug out the bone I was looking for but after a period of chasing my tail.
     
  7. Gabe F.

    Gabe F. Active Member

  8. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

  9. Gabe F.

    Gabe F. Active Member

    I've always been a real stickler on logos in that I belief the logo should state and/or reinforce your brand. The problem with many companies today, including universities, is that logo makes no immediate sense. City Vision's looks like the 3D rendering of a new age mailbox.

    These logos are often some esoteric thing and some places, like Northcentral University, spend a lot of time explaining things that, to me, shouldn't warrant such an explanation:

    https://www.ncu.edu/download/styleguide.pdf

    With its emphasis on multiple colors coming together and interacting, this mark calls to mind the multifaceted nature of higher education: teacher-student interaction, diversity, the pursuit of learning and more. These elements combine to make
    the university experience what it is: unique and memorable. The two overlapping shapes on either side of the flame represent the one-to-one mentoring relationship between student and teacher. The flame in the center of the logo symbolizes the fire
    of enlightenment produced by education. The combination of the conceptual mark with traditional and modern typefaces creates a melding of the progressive and established.


    Effectively none of that comes to my mind as I look at the logo not even when I realize it's for a university.
     
  10. Tireman 44444

    Tireman 44444 Well-Known Member

    Yes. Yes. Yes. Capital YES. It was so bad ( in the beginning 2009-2011) that I had to have Michael Esselen help me pay my tuition. Now, it is much easier ( I still have obstacles each year) when paying my tuition, but they are minor compared to before.

    http://www.unisa.ac.za/sites/corporate/default
     
  11. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Wow! What a great guy! How much of it did he pay for you? :smile:

    J.
     

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