The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly:
Good web design and structure: California Historical Society
good organization
good color contrast
animations (multi-media) not distracting
continuity in header navigation
hierarchical sidebar navigation
links well highlighted
good quality/fast loading images (small, medium, and large)
stylistic/historical look and feel
Bad web design and structure: The History Guy
or
The Bad Design Guy
distracting animated GIFs
needlessly long pages
absolutely no design or navigation continuity between pages
bulky headers and footers
unnecessary and poor-quality images
badly organized structure
dysfunctional navigation
Good design principles:
1) intuitive and consistent organization and navigation
2) high quality, fast loading, and relevant graphics
3) pleasant color contrast