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I have some books but the point is that they are generalizations. And I still fail to see how I am going against the grain. Websites are nothing but cut and paste publications and the web adds a possible dynamic elements.
I grew up around professional art depts and I saw how it was done in print, the web has merely simplified the same old principles. Graphic design has been around long before the web. xhtml, php, css,, flash and all of it are merely elements. The core of it goes to basics of publishing. Visual appeal - performance- ease of use- etc. Getting a book is just following anothers lead and I still say your critiques go back to personal style issues. I could use different themes to give users options so that those wanting a clean look could have one but I choose instead to prioritize repeatability and use it towards brand imaging. These are all things I learned being around professional atmosphere's so I just find it funny to be told to read a book when my influences came from actual publishing entities.
It's like cars, Skills. Their are plenty of documented procedures to follow when working on a car. I usually don't reference a repair manual tho unless it's for specs because I already have an understanding of design and engineering. So if I can fix the car without the book, the book no longer matters since I have my own procedure to net the same results.
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