ANGRY FRUIT SALAD
\ˈaŋɡɹi fɹˈuːt sˈaləd], \ˈaŋɡɹi fɹˈuːt sˈaləd], \ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_ɹ_i f_ɹ_ˈuː_t s_ˈa_l_ə_d]\
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A bad visual-interface design that uses too manycolours. (This term derives, of course, from the bizarreday-glo colours found in canned fruit salad). Too often onesees similar effects from interface designers using colourwindow systems such as X; there is a tendency to createdisplays that are flashy and attention-getting butuncomfortable for long-term use.
By Denis Howe
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