A picture is worth a thousand words, but so many pictures and "style" that adorn websites are completely unrelated to the purpose, design, content, or intent of

A picture is worth a thousand words, but so many pictures and "style" that adorn websites are completely unrelated to the purpose, design, content, or intent of the site. And I'm not referring to ads. A layout that makes things difficult to find or read or experience isn't contributing to the access or portrayal of information. Youtube used to let you scroll through the list of related videos and read comments while keeping the video you were watching anchored. That's a regression in terms of usability and thus a regression in terms of "art and style".