> Usability and aesthetics usually go hand in hand. Hold on right there. In my experience, the two are in tension. Here is a number of “prettifications” that m

> Usability and aesthetics usually go hand in hand. Hold on right there. In my experience, the two are in tension. Here is a number of “prettifications” that made UI harder to use: - removing the underline in menu items: prettier, but now we don’t know which key to press to open the menu. - removing the frame around windows: prettier, but now I don’t know if I’ll be resizing the window or pressing the “hang up” button that goes right to the edge. - window title bars that no longer change color when in focus: prettier, but now I don’t know which window has focus. - buttons without a 3D effect or even a border at all: prettier but now we don’t know what is a button or not.