Does your website have a 404 error page?

Error pages are often neglected by designers because they are rarely seen, or at least that’s the plan. But we all know things happen. A visitor may incorrectly enter a url, or try to find something on your site that just isn’t there. These are times when the 404 page will receive a few visits, but visiting an error page isn’t necessarily part of a pleasant user experience. That’s why many designers these days are taking a little extra time and effort to get creative with the 404 page. Doing so helps ease frustration by the user and shows an attention to detail.

We have recently produced a new custom error page for our own site which is both simple and amusing. We are also still a fan of flash animation and have produced some background graphics where flash appears on our site, just in case you are on your ipad, iphone or just don’t have the latest plugin;

There are also some excellent creative 404 error pages if you search the internet. Below are some of our favourites. Please click them as some animate.

blayneypartnership.com

Abduzeedo

futureofwebdesign.com

turbomilk

Huwshimi