looking for recommendations for web development companies

[Stephen]

I have always been a fan of the lean site, if you smear graphics and
animation all over the place it is usually at the expense of content
on the site. this is a lazy way of doing it and i have never really
liked a site that fell back to that to try and stand out.

i understand if you are presenting something visual you want to make
the site work in that manner, however this should be an accent not the
body of your site. and this becomes even more obvious when you start
talking accessibility

and it all leads to sloppy/lazy code..

-- 
A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen