Adobe/Macromedia Flash. No other technology in the history of the internet has seen more abuse, other than perhaps Javascript when every so-called web designer went script crazy with it. Thank god the 90s are over. However, bad design still persists.
In an average week of surfing, you may find that half of the sites you visit employ Flash technology in some way. I categorize these sites into 4 categories:
1. Product Showcase (Super Mario Bros., Ford Edge)
2. Design Portfolio (pixelRanger, okaydave, tom brown)
3. Media Delivery (YouTube, last.fm)
4. Because-its-there (Metallica, Deftones, ads4africa)
