Hmmm - I don't know that I have a particular style that I like; I'm more of a, "When I see what I {like | dislike}, I know it immediately." That probably doesn'

Hmmm - I don't know that I have a particular style that I like; I'm more of a, "When I see what I {like | dislike}, I know it immediately." That probably doesn't help. For our site, we went with the fixed width layout and I'm happy. For more link-driven/based sites (a la reddit/hn/digg), I prefer a full screen layout I suppose since I don't want to scroll forever. For landing pages, I wish I could tell you anything useful. What I've found, after several years of trying to predict what would be successful, is that I suck at predicting what people will like. Test, test, test... I suppose to me it all boils down to one thing: usability. Gorgeous designs fail if they aren't usable and crappy designed sites who fit a need thrive. Now I'm just rambling... Here's a couple of book recomendations: * "Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works" by Janie Redish - fantastic book. It isn't about design/layout per se but it is, see? * "Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability" by Steve Krug