Only eye candy? I would not underestimate the importance of an application's visual aesthetic. As the author demonstrates, even subtle details (like a 1px dro

Only eye candy? I would not underestimate the importance of an application's visual aesthetic. As the author demonstrates, even subtle details (like a 1px drop shadow) can breathe life into an interface. We developers might dismiss 1px drop shadows an unimportant; after all, the "real" application is the code we write. But users make no such distinctions. To them, the interface is the application.