More 404 Errors

As promised, more links to cool, nice-written 404 errors:

• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/17/404-error-pages-reloaded/ -- like the ones that use familiar imagery, like the book missing a page or the blue screen.


• http://www.tutzone.org/2009/05/31-cool-404-error-page-designs.html -- like the ones where they relate to the site itself, like the one for Club Penguin.


• http://sixrevisions.com/design-showcase-inspiration/beautiful-and-useful-404-error-pages-for-inspiration/ -- like these because they have a lighter design and, frankly, less weird.

Finally, some tips for writing a good 404 ("good" means one that will ease some of the frustration the user is feeling at this moment):

• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/07/25/wanted-your-404-error-pages/


• http://www.alistapart.com/articles/perfect404/


• http://designshack.co.uk/articles/inspiration/building-a-constructive-404-error-page-with-examples

And here's one I created for a project called Columbus: