I was puzzled why Gandi.net does not look anything like this now. Just realised the article is over 2.5 years old. Though, I suppose no less useful a tip.
Really good post.<p>I see what the guy wanted to do originally, drawing more attention of a particular box, but the result is only kinda cluttered and make people look AWAY from it.<p>I wonder, why usability is so hard to get, I have the impression that most people like to design looking at the final result, instead of first drawing black and white mockups with a clear layout, resulting into form stumping funcionality.
Too many people abusing borders. Great little article. Also, I see a lot of box-shadow abuse too. Use a box-shadow to create a sense of depth around your main content wrapper, but no more than that!
Yes, I totally agree with this post.<p>You should not design your website to have so many borders because a container inside a container inside another container just looks really odd. Although it may look good at first, from a fresh eye's perspective, it is very clunky.<p>Good job on updating your website to split the post into two columns!