You are probably thinking that buttons and splashes are just some of those things that aren't really needed, they just make the page look pretty. Well, yes and no. Yes, they aren't needed, but no, they are needed. Does that make sense? Are you tracking? No, ok... so take away all of the fab buttons below on one of the sites I created and think of how the site would then look... empty and boring. Let's not do that. Not all sites require special buttons, but most boutique and stylized ones do. Check em out. I love me some buttons. Splash pages... ok, let's get on the same page here. I am talking about a useful graphic that adds a bit of SPLASH to your page. like my home page for instance... would that have caught your attention if it was just in paragraph form with black text on a white background? prob not as much. see, it IS needed :)