Complex interfaces are Ugly - too many things, no clear flow, hard to intuitively interpret what you need to do next, all these things are Bad Usability, and are also Ugly.
A Usable interface is clean, has nice flow, enough space between things without being so much space that the eye gets lost, has elements that guide you through the flow of what you need to do next, etc, and these things all add up to making it look Pretty.
Usable is Pretty, Pretty is Usable. That's overstating the case somewhat, but there definitely is a big overlap.
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Usability is Pretty
Date: 2009-09-29 13:35 (UTC)Complex interfaces are Ugly - too many things, no clear flow, hard to intuitively interpret what you need to do next, all these things are Bad Usability, and are also Ugly.
A Usable interface is clean, has nice flow, enough space between things without being so much space that the eye gets lost, has elements that guide you through the flow of what you need to do next, etc, and these things all add up to making it look Pretty.
Usable is Pretty, Pretty is Usable. That's overstating the case somewhat, but there definitely is a big overlap.