the latter "a pretty page with links to the various destinations" like the blog, their consultancy, their about, their work...<p>So you believe that a splash page in that context is fine (and I agree)?<p>Two of the forward thinking designers there argued that unless the person is a pretty big deal that a splash page would be a barrier and it would be better to have people land on the blog and design a better way to link to the other info.<p>Thanks for the reply.