Taking another step from there: are we getting better at making things look good, or are libraries, display technology, and computing power reducing previously-imposed artificial difficulties to making things look good?

"It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” – Steve Jobs

There are people who are fantastically talented at organization and software development who are mediocre at design. This article is written by a guy who somehow can't see past the lipstick on the pig.