It looks a lot better now that I've actually put content in it and found out how to get my album covers to show.
Google isn't about making things look pretty. They are in it for the numbers. That's why you constantly see changes to the homepage and it's why one of their designers left:
http://stopdesign.com/archive/2009/0...ye-google.html
Quote:
With every new design decision, critics cry foul. Without conviction, doubt creeps in. Instincts fail. “Is this the right move?” When a company is filled with engineers, it turns to engineering to solve problems. Reduce each decision to a simple logic problem. Remove all subjectivity and just look at the data. Data in your favor? Ok, launch it. Data shows negative effects? Back to the drawing board. And that data eventually becomes a crutch for every decision, paralyzing the company and preventing it from making any daring design decisions.
Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can’t operate in an environment like that. I’ve grown tired of debating such minuscule design decisions. There are more exciting design problems in this world to tackle.
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As for disagreeing with your clients, that's understandable, but you also have a right to drop your client if they're causing you too much stress. AND I have the right to say "Hold up, I have a small background in photography, journalism, and am one of those young people you're trying to make this site attractive to, so I know what I'm talking about, so hear me out just for once."
After all, it's work that will go in your portfolio, if you're not happy with it, why even bother? (Money of course, but that isn't what matters the most)
And these people shouldn't even be hired -
http://clientsfromhell.net/