Design vs Technique

I’m kind of stuck with this new design for a site that I’ve been avoiding working on because I am stuck. But I really have to move forward with the project so first I must get over myself.
I want to give the site a fresh modern look yet I want it to be readable and most importantly:understandable. I also don’t want to shock anyone who was used to the old site’s layout, mainly the owner of the site.

So I went in search of inspiration and found this article

Something’s Missing in Webdesign

by Khoi Vinh.
I didn’t know it but Vinh is the design director of NYtimes.com(whoa).
I was more inspired by a comment left by Jeff Croft who talked about being annoyed by CSS “gurus” who wiffle endlessly Continue reading Design vs Technique