The principles of good user interface (UI) design include ease of use and understanding. Good design and efficient functionality should serve both novice and advanced computer/mobile users.

Cortex’s interface has its own kind of aesthetic vision, as Rolston is aware of the kind of precedent he could be setting with Cortex’s design.

Take a tour of the movie industry's futuristic user interfaces, from Iron Man's heads-up display, to Star Trek's computer terminals.