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I worked in the adult industry, which is famous for absolutely awful site design. But the thing is, when we tried doing up to date, clean design, sales went do
by nasalgoat 11y ago
I worked in the adult industry, which is famous for absolutely awful site design. But the thing is, when we tried doing up to date, clean design, sales went down.
People expected the sites to look gaudy and tasteless and when they weren't, they went elsewhere. They didn't trust the well-designed site.
- dredmorbius 11y agoThis was shared on my G+ post on the topic. Note that it discusses pr0n though there's no nudity / sex acts portrayed IIRC. "Things You Learn Designing Porn Banners for a Living" http://www.vice.com/read/this-girl-designed-porn-banners-for-a-living http://www.vice.com/read/this-girl-designed-porn-banners-for... In the beginning, I sent my banners and the trafficker told me, “it’s too pretty. The picture needs to look homemade”. He introduced me to this amazing keyword: “amateur”. It opened up a whole new world of pictures I could use! I had no idea. When I started, I didn’t know the genres.