For more than 10 years we construct websites. In this subject we have the simple philosophy "form follows function" - that means no design as end in itself but design with the intention of good user friendlyness. What does it help if a great design is fancy and trendy but the website only is displayed correctly on one browser? Finally the sense of a website is to inform as many visitors as possible, and not to lock out visitors because of some frills.
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