[AstixAndBelix]

I might be going against the narrative, but I enjoy the same-y web.

I like having the same design philosophy and navigation on wildly different websites. I like knowing exactly where to find information at a glance because things have been put in roughly the same way across multiple information sources. I don't like to scour through the asinine design decisions of some guy with a handcrafted HTML website that "represents his personality".

Sure, if you browse the web for the "human aspect" or for entertainment, having quirky website sure is fun and interesting. But the moment you need the web to actually search for stuff in the most efficient way possible the façade of the early web quickly shows its true colors.

[timw4mail]

There's quite a difference between having a standard layout, and having a standard aesthetic design, though.

I certainly agree that there are many usability patterns that should be implemented in every website. That doesn't mean that every website has to look the same in terms of padding, color design, and content, though.