Gah... Aesthetics is not Design!. There's no such thing as "Smoking Hot Interface Design". Something can be Smoking Hot, or it can have good Interface Design, b

Gah... Aesthetics is not Design!. There's no such thing as "Smoking Hot Interface Design". Something can be Smoking Hot, or it can have good Interface Design, but the two properties are entirely independent. There certainly is a correlation between the two. People who pay attention to design also tend to pay attention to appearances. And if your aesthetics are particularly bad, they may distract the user and have a negative effect on your UI. But you can still find examples of apps that lack one or the other. I personally dislike the appearance of Spotify, but it still has a great UI. And while the iPad Notes app may look pretty cool, it lacks strong design.