Chevy Tries to Use a GIF, Fails

"Money Hustard" (moneyhustard) 01/29/2015 at 14:15 • Filed to: Corvette, Web Design, z06

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While in a fit of daydreaming last night I came across a nice little !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . I was delighted to see the use of a subtle GIF in this page's design, something I'm a fan of in my professional work.

My delight was was quickly converted into rage though, out of everything they could have animated on this sucker they chose to animate the temperature gauge. Not the speedo, tach, or even the fuel gauge (which makes some sense given this car's ability to consume gasoline). The slappo making this GIF, instead of indicating power and acceleration, just made it look like the car has a broken water temperature gauge.

This shouldn't make me angry, but work with enough web designers and you'll understand how enraging and typical this behavior is. It's like they want to disappoint you.

WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot > Money Hustard 01/29/2015 at 14:20

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The tach does move. Ever so slightly.

Party-vi > Money Hustard 01/29/2015 at 14:22

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Not only that, but while the temp gauge bounces around the readout doesn't change. Does this mean the new Z06 gets recalled for a faulty temp gauge? :3

StingrayJake > Money Hustard 01/29/2015 at 14:27

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Web designer doesn't know his product. For a company that size, that's pretty pathetic.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Money Hustard 01/29/2015 at 14:33

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If you click through the other settings, other dials move.

Money Hustard > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/29/2015 at 14:36

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Yeah, but that temp gauge just keeps limply flapping.

Money Hustard > WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot 01/29/2015 at 14:37

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True, I suppose the temp gauge blinded me with rage.

What are they indicating there though? A shitty idle?

webmonkees > Money Hustard 01/29/2015 at 14:37

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didn't want to go anywhere, the Howard Stern show is too enthralling.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Money Hustard 01/29/2015 at 14:44

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So limp. I think they were trying to think of some way to show people it was alive. Would have been better if all the gauges would have "spun" once it was in view, and then settled into place.

WRXerFish - WRX-Wing pilot > Money Hustard 01/29/2015 at 15:25

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Yup, shitty idle. Jumps up a couple hundred revs all the time!

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Party-vi 01/29/2015 at 15:26

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They should have hired me to make the gif instead.

Party-vi > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 01/29/2015 at 15:30

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AGREED

pip bip - choose Corrour > Money Hustard 01/30/2015 at 07:34

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when i expand the pic , the tacho is moving too.