I have on several occasions attempted to make a user interface that looked and felt like the okudagrams[1] in ST:TNG or DS9. My conclusion is that they are a st

I have on several occasions attempted to make a user interface that looked and felt like the okudagrams[1] in ST:TNG or DS9. My conclusion is that they are a stunningly bad use of space and a terrible way to direct user attention. If only they didn't look so cool I would stop trying. I think now that I sometimes need to display an iPhone's worth of information on an iPad the day of the okudagram has come. [1]okudagram – Okudagram is a nickname for the interactive (and usually reorganizable) displays found on control panels in 23rd and 24th century starships, and beyond. The nickname is a reference to Michael Okuda, a tech advisor for the show, who created definitive signage styles for a new design of control panel, without any physical controls, that was used in the later Star Trek Movies and TNG era productions.