Our colleague George Gumpert found a marvelous guide to Web 2.0 design and concept. It’s simple, informative and well-illustrated. Just like good Web 2.0 design should be.

The Web 2.0 How-to Design Guide breaks down the basics into succinct, practical sections:

Not so fast, you say - web design is not quite so formulaic as all that. But these are the basic touchstones - greatness is in the nuances of your execution.

To make it all easier to grasp, we found lots of great examples in each category. Just scan the tutorial page to get a snapshot of good Web 2.0 design. Do it now!

Final note: once a style has been around long enough to be covered in this depth of polished, analytical detail, the style itself may be getting long in the tooth. So avant-gardists will undoubtedly be moving to flat poster colors and 3D environments. Or something.

But for the rest of us, the Web 2.0 How-to Style Guide is worth a visit.