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So you’re saying “professional == follows modern design fads” as a proxy for how legitimate a site is. And maybe you’re right that is a somewhat useful (if unreliable) proxy for legitimateness, but it’s not an argument that it’s good design.


For a site that sells rugs, good design is design that accommodates all users and sells as many rugs as possible.

So an accessible site that follows modern design fads is probably the best thing to have (if that sells rugs).


If one of the goals of design is to serve as a signal for how trustworthy your business is, then it is absolutely an argument that it’s good design.




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