At Bellcore, the state of designs are maintained on big sheets of paper posted in common areas. Graphic design is part of the metaphor. Multiple solutions can work. But you have to use the appropriate design for the solution. Don't reinvent the wheel.
Good designs are user tested.
People enter their resumes, companies list jobs. Companies and people search for matches. Their traffic increased tenfold over the past year. They were experiencing pending process storms which killed their performance. Two high end Digital Alphas.