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title: Akismet, Akismet, Akismet
date: 2011-08-15T20:55:56+00:00
modified: 2011-08-15T21:24:10+00:00
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  name: Kaspars
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  - Development
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# Akismet, Akismet, Akismet

[Akismet](http://akismet.com) is a fantastic service that does only one thing and does it very well — it fights comment spam. Their homepage, however, is full of various keywords that dilute that simple message:

[![](https://kaspars.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/akismet-design-before.png?strip=all&quality=90&resize=500,326 "Akismet Call to Action confusing")](https://kaspars.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/akismet-design-before.png)

Here are a few things that are wrong with this design: dictionary definition cliche; why is the spam count so prominent and has two versions — I bet that most people can’t even pronounce that number; too many words to explain a simple idea.

Here is a suggested re-align:

[![](https://kaspars.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/akismet-suggested-design1.png?strip=all&quality=90&resize=500,295 "Akismet suggested realign")](https://kaspars.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/akismet-suggested-design1.png)