To say "pretty pays so function takes a back seat" is to horribly misunderstand the relationship between aesthetics and functionality. as steve jobs says, the

To say "pretty pays so function takes a back seat" is to horribly misunderstand the relationship between aesthetics and functionality. as steve jobs says, the user has no fucking clue what they want. if they did they'd just do it. effective UI design is about providing blinders for people so that they get to what they want fastest. facebook could let us all change the color and layout of our profiles, but is that really a good idea (coughmyspace)?