Last night we were working on the game and I had this great idea... so I fired up Photoshop and started messing around with ideas and I came up with a cool looking user interface design. In my opinion, it makes everything look more professional.
I strongly recommend, however, you make sure you double-check to eliminate any typo errors. That also goes a long way in making games look professional.
Keep up the great work on this award-winning project.