Paper and posters were designed to fixed sizes in the past. When aligning your design along constraints or naturally as it progresses, it gives a sense of “fixedness” that is different from the early-stage cobbled-togetherness.
The responsiveness of websites makes this cohesiveness difficult. Since the website was originally meant to display documents, what if there was a website designer interoperable with paper sizes and printing? Could it be possible to design to a grid, and have this grid proportional to the responsiveness?
Sometimes I find myself not starting projects because of wanting to be at a cohesive stage, but it’s good to remember that every project starts cobbled together. The structure emerges over time.
Having a cohesive stage represents the final stage of design. If something isn’t there, the question is: (1) do they not know how, (2) do they not have the perception to want better, (3) are they too busy, (4) they don’t care or know it isn’t relevant?