Welcome to your interview.
The question is on your right: Balance Aesthetics and Usability. Take a moment with it first.
Talk your thinking through with me if you like - when you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes). Discussion and graded submissions share your five interviewer interactions, so spend them well.
You're working on a digital product where the team is discussing how polished the interface should be versus how strictly it should optimize for clarity and task completion. Different people have different instincts about when visual design helps the experience and when it gets in the way.
How do you think about the relationship between design aesthetics and functional usability?