As designers, we tend to get caught up in how prettified we can make a website. It makes sense; we want to show off our skills and feel that if people don’t go, “Aaaah!” when they see our sites, we have somehow failed. But, our job as web designers, is usually (some exceptions apply) to make a website where information is readily available. Sure, sometimes we are asked to make sites that are just, hands-down, beautiful pieces of art, but ...
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