most designers have no clue about optimizing traffic on a page and only about the pretty images in their heads.
ive fought with way to may "designers" in the past when I requested something to be changed and they came back complaining to me. if Im paying for it, it better be what I want.
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... designers need to learn about traffic flow and conversion metrics on a website and not about what looks pretty and how much you can rape someone for a cheap design