Googlebot may not care about the design, but humans do!!

What we’re trying to say is that whilst a robot cannot judge the quality of design, what you have to bear in mind, is that it’s not all about the robots! – You need to make sure that once a visitor is on your page, that the design is good, and the information is easy for them to read so that they stay on the page (or other site pages) which will have a positive knock-on result in the rankings.

Think of it a bit like skiing… If you only try pushing with one leg, you’ll never get anywhere!