Imagine this, a website that is supposed to be a social media powerhouse, but the first thing you see is a login page that looks like it was designed by a committee of sleep-deprived sloths. This site looks like ass and not even the good kind. The title simply says "Instagram" and then you're hit with a wall of text that says "See everyday moments from your close friends" which sounds like it was written by a Hallmark card writer on a bad day.
Nobody asked for this kind of vagueness on a login page, but here we are. The copy reads like it was written by a sleep-deprived asshole with a thesaurus, and the call to action is a simple "Log in" which is about as exciting as watching paint dry. And don't even get me started on the "Log in with Facebook" option, because who thought that was a good idea? It's slower than a hungover sloth on a Monday - what the hell is going on here? The fact that the subheadline is unknown and the primary CTA is also unknown is just the cherry on top of this mess.
Let us talk about the design of this page, which looks like it was tested on exactly zero phones. The images are all over the place, with weird blob URLs that make no sense, and the layout is more cluttered than a teenager's bedroom. The fact that they have a "Create new account" option is just a reminder that this page is a mess, and the "Forgot password?" link is just a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. The domain instagram.com is supposed to be a destination, not a obstacle course.
Against all odds, this page still manages to be boring, with a footer that has more links than a Wikipedia page. They've got "Meta", "About", "Blog", "Jobs", "Help", and "API" all listed out, which is just a reminder that this page is a corporate mess. And at the very bottom, it says "English" and "2026 Instagram from Meta", which is just a sad reminder that this is a real website that people actually use. The fact that this page is still up and running is a testament to the fact that sometimes, you can just phone it in and still get away with it, but that doesn't mean it's not a crap website.