I'm often asked, 'what projects and companies do you see pushing the industry forward?' This past week I set myself to the challenge of finding works released approximately in the past year which could be considered to have user interface art.

It ended up being somewhat difficult to find interface art with depth given that most designers have abandoned static UI art in favor of ephemeral animation, or eschewed using any art altogether. After all, as they will tell you, 'design isn't art!' That said, here are some exemplary designs from the community.

Only two years ago, we witnessed the LogoGate scandal, when it was noticed how strikingly similar the Squarespace and Mutual Mobile logos were. During LogoGate, the first recommended step to avoid such confusion was to "use real designers." Frankly, the two logos covered during LogoGate were not the half of it.

The iOS Music icon again evolves—or devolves? Originally the iPhone music app was called iPod, but that soon went out of fashion and Apple opted for the title "Music," which remains today. The most impressive shift of course was between iOS 7 and iOS 8 in which Apple designers went to the trouble of reversing the gradient.