[nmjohn]

Yikes, I think people missed your point.

From the beginning of the internet until maybe 3 or so years ago - in a majority of cases, design was an afterthought. Only functionality mattered.

More recently this has changed. Is calling your app beautiful and elegant overdone and maybe even a little cocky? Probably. However I personally really like applications that look beautiful.

For whatever psychological reason it may be, I simply enjoy the experience more. Take the chrome extension Momentum [0] for example. The only thing I get out of it is when I open a new tab, I see a pretty picture. However I _like_ that pretty picture and it enhances my experience. Logically, I can't come up with a solid argument - it might even be complete bullshit - but as soon as I'm on a computer that doesn't have it, I feel like I'm missing something.

[0]: http://momentumdash.com/

[bichiliad]

To clarify, I'm definitely, 100% not saying that you should never work on the appearance and interactions of your app. I'm a firm believer that this will totally make or break an app's success. I'm just saying that calling your app pretty isn't necessary.