Web Dogs
Kids, do NOT do this at home. Cheap graphics, overwhelming banner, and NO NEWS. Oh, did I mention Empty Parking Lot?
Actually, to be quite fair, this was their first stab at a Web page. The modern Aurora Nebraska News Register site is very interesting and well designed,
Groovescent
Like wow, man, this might be a great Web page if we could only read it.
Actually, to be fair, it was a "splash" impression page. To find out what was going on, you clicked inside.
If you were brave.
Hot rocks
Seriously dangerous look, these guys always push the envelope but sometimes manage to keep it legible as well.
McLibel
Information about a complex British case (involving a libel action by McDonalds against an environmental group) is kept organized through a site map.
Use of different colors and sizes of text is an example of organized complexity working better than reduced simplicity -- the Tufte design approach.
Fishwrap
This is a personalized information page and the beginnings of democratic news where readers can vote the top stories as they call them. Although Fishwrap is now out of business, other personalized news services are beginning to emerge.
