I saw something at writerus drivelus this morning that got me thinking.

Stop trying to be 'right' and just do something that works. The implication being, go back to tables; it's a simple page requiring a simple solution.

Do I do what works, or what's right? As an individual, designing my own site, I can design on a whim, there are no rules. As a point of reference, my first design for this site had jagged edges instead of straight lines, I just wanted to see how it looked. As a graphic design professional though, I have to choose option three, "all of the above". It has to work, and be the right choice. It doesn't do my reputation any good to do something that works, only to have client come back six months later to ask why it isn't "right". My philosophy has always been to leave my work in a condition that would allow another designer to sit down in my chair tomorrow and take over. Make the right design choices, and do the production work in a straight forward and predictable fashion. Maybe another designer can't match my technical skills, or understand why I did something, but there should be no confusion about the product they're looking at. So to answer the question "Do I do what works, or what's right?" I would have to say... yes! As a professional, making the right choice work is the only option.