I believe that a good interface is the one that fades gracefully, allowing content to be in the very front row. As a designer, you must always remember that, in most cases, your users aren’t there to appreciate your mad visual skills, but to accomplish a task that is important for them in some way.
Good interview with designer (of the Twitter UI) Vitor Lourenco. Check out his portfolio.
Source: designerscouch.org
