"Insanely great programming is a little insane - it breaks the rules. Insanely great design does too. But you can't shortcut to this step - you have to put in t

"Insanely great programming is a little insane - it breaks the rules. Insanely great design does too. But you can't shortcut to this step - you have to put in the time." IMO, this is very important and a common pitfall for lot of hackers. Hackers get overzealous and apply their programming creativity into UI design, which confuses users. It is better to stick to common UI patterns initially (or just look at popular apps for patterns) and learn from user testing before jumping into insanely great design.