Abstract: A user interface framework (UIFW) application is arranged and configured to facilitate rendering a display on an electronic device. The UIFW application comprises a skin file including features and screen layout information, the skin file associated with an application; a theme file, separate from the skin file, and including screen theme information associated with the application, and a skinning engine coupled to the skin file and the theme file and configured to provide data to facilitate the rendering the display in accordance with the skin file and the theme file. Methods include a method for designing a UIFW application, a method of creating a view, performed by a UIFW application, to facilitate rendering a display on an electronic device, and a method in a UIFW for changing a theme without restarting the electronic device.