Crap Blog Junk Design Vomit: Some Thoughts on MySpace Design

It’s an outlaw town, a ghetto of perfunctory design that assaults almost every one of our senses–if it had an odor, it would be that of a rotting corpse covered in Dollar Store cologne. It’s a beast that has yet to be tamed, and has actually grown wilder as the years go by. And despite the best efforts of those who avoid it like the plague, MySpace is seeping into the online culture, have a greater influence as the days go by. —Mike RubinoCrap Blog Junk Design Vomit: Some Thoughts on MySpace Design (Tranquility Lost)

One of my students subtly hints about his atttude towards MySpace.

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  • I've come across those designers who hate MySpace before. I've finally found the man who hates it the most.

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