Holy Annoying Web Design, Batman!
Client: “Can you make it so when people land on our website, it’s, like, all black with stars coming out of the screen all ‘whoosh, whoosh’—” *does the action* “—like in that screensaver?”
Me: “…”
Client: “With the music from Star Wars.”
Me: “…”
Client: “And it does that for, like, a minute, and then it stops and they have to click on one of the stars.”
Me: “Any star?”
Client: “No. No. A specific star that they’ll have to find. Make it different every time.”
Me: “…”
Client: “Then, when they find the right star, there’s like a massive explosion that the site spins out of—” *does the action* “—like in the old Batman series.”
Me: “For your company site?”
Client: “Yeah.”
Me: “The company that cleans up addicts’ used needles from parks and playgrounds?”
Client: “Yeah.”
Me: “No.”
Client: “…well, you’re not much fun.”
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