Wait for the Mouseover
Another design bit that gets me: divs or ads that display open before I mouseover them. Like this thing on the front page of Lowes.com:
The Today’s Deals panel displays over the main Flash presentation when the page loads. At first glance, it looks as though the layout is broken. But it’s the design that’s faulty here.
If you’re not having luck getting people to expose the panel by mousing over it, maybe you should rethink it instead of just making a mess with it.
