smashingmagazine.com — Should we use them? No, we probably shouldn’t. Splash screen (or splash page) is a front page of a web-site that don’t provide the actual content, but offers visitors some kind of intuition or background information for what the site is about. Designers use splash pages in their portfolios to impress potential clients with eye-candy.
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mandavmOct 12, 2007
its like asking "can i come in now??" most cases NOOOOOOOOO!
dracosOct 12, 2007
Apparently no one has read any of the annual "Top 10 Web Don'ts" lists published for the last decade or more. Splash pages are on every one of those lists because they are a waste of the user's time and the site's bandwidth.So, the answer to the headline is: NO.
antoinediggOct 12, 2007
Why is this hitting the frontpage? There is nothing to talk about, we've known that for years.
jhshuklaOct 12, 2007
what kind of web page needs that kind of loading time?
Closed AccountOct 12, 2007
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firechillNov 8, 2007
any page that has a picture of your mom
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