On this blog, we've mostly discussed how to make stuff work, but Experience Builder is a web application and in web development making stuff pretty is often equally, some might say even more, important than functionality. If you want stuff to be pretty in Experience Builder, you should be using Layout Widgets. Seriously, you should be using Layout Widgets. I see your stuff from time to time and it is instantly clear whether or not you are using a Layout Widget. It's subtle, but it makes a huge difference in the overall professionalism of your site.
So let's run down what each of the Layout Widget does and maybe some sneaky ways you can use them that they weren't really meant for. I will cover a few widgets on this list that aren't strictly in the Layout Widget category, but serve an appearance focused function. I'll start with the Technically-Not-A-Layout-Widget Layout Widgets.