a love of mine

favorite things, work — Valerie on October 24, 2007 at 6:11 pm

Part of my job is to write the copy for the 404 pages on the sites we create. I seriously love doing this. It’s a chance to help the user figure out where he/she needs to go, and you can sometimes be a little clever. Check out the list below to see some of my favorite 404 pages (and, yes, I have them).

Imdb

Fussy

RVA Blogs (and it’s not just because I’m sleeping with the guy in charge.)

Apple

Penny-Arcade

Volkswagen

Blurbomat (the lesser-known blog of Dooce’s husband)

Ok, that’s enough nerding out for now. And be sure to check out our resident 404 before you go…don’t think I haven’t looked at yours.

2 Comments »

  1. My favourite is any 404 page with Mohammed Saeed al Sahaf on it.

    Here’s one example of some Mohammed Saeed al Sahaf 404 brilliance:
    http://bushworldtour.com/404.shtml

    You’ve probably seen this before too but it’s full of great examples:
    http://www.plinko.net/404/

    Comment by Tripp Fenderson — October 24, 2007 @ 8:35 pm
  2. I am now inspired to make my 404 page a little more sassy.

    Comment by RA — October 25, 2007 @ 12:33 pm

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