pop-ups

Browser's annoying intruders

Pop-ups are windows or advertisements that appear suddenly on a computer screen, often without being requested.

They interrupt browsing, promoting products or requesting information: I installed a pop-up blocker.

Pop-ups also refer to anything designed to spring up—a pop-up book has three-dimensional pages, a pop-up shop is a temporary retail space, and a pop-up in baseball is a high fly ball in the infield.

digital

ads

Paid promotional messages

notifications · banners · spam · advertising · cookies · malware · click · dismiss · annoying · intrusive

books

illustrations

Pictures explaining text

folds · pages · cutouts · interactive · lift-the-flap · engineering · cardstock · dioramas · storytelling · novelty

retail

kiosks

Small open-front retail structures

stores · vendors · booths · stalls · seasonal · locations · brand · experiential · guerrilla · flash

events

restaurants

Commercial dining venues

venues · ticketed · exclusive · supper clubs · tastings · collaborations · themed · secret · underground · reservations

sports

fly balls

Hits arcing to outfielders

softball · bunts · training · drills · glove · fielding · sky-high · hangtime · outfield · practice

camping

tents

Portable fabric shelters

shelters · canopy · setup · portable · folding · lightweight · spring-loaded · backpacking · beach · shade

Categories
Opposites
advertising intrusiveness

pop-upsad-free

Without promotional interruptions

organic content · sponsored content · embedded ads · native content · sidebar ads

display mechanism

pop-upspop-unders

Ads opening beneath browsers

user experience philosophy

pop-upsminimalist design

Aesthetic of essential elements only

background elements

Family

popup, popups

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G