I had to borrow the title because I couldn't think of a better one. This is a great post about how to ruin a good design.

Somehow I think there is some deeper subliminal meaning here as it was our design director that sent this too me after I have pestered him relentlessly for "rounded edges like Google/Yahoo uses for our tabs" for a new Web 2.0 product we're working on. My request was summarily denied.