Vincent Flanders and his site that teaches what sucks!

I enjoyed watching the video excerpts immensely. I wonder sometimes if designers don't get caught up in the "look what I can do" state of mind. I think that basically what Flanders (and Nielson for that matter) was trying to say is that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. I really liked the site he showed for Ear Shades I think it was, it was a completely black screen and your cursor acted as a flashlight until you clicked and the whole thing came into view. I thought that was neat but he was right, if I went to a site and it turned out to be a black page I would think there was something wrong with it and go somewhere else. Internet users are not a patient group. We want innovation that is going to make our experience cleaner quicker and easier, not some flashy coding that is used so the designer can pat himself (or herself) on the back because he is so clever. Web design, especially commercial web design needs to make sense for the end user. Flashy razzle dazzle is meaningless and a waste of time unless it is going to enhance the user experience without sacrificing speed and ease of access.