I enjoyed the floor numbering signage at the new Boston ICA. Note that Braille lettering is integrated into the actual numeral displayed. It reminded me of a bar of soap I wrote about a while back. Such combinations of possibilities strike me as odd because they are two-in-ones and are essentially more but they feel like less. I guess it’s about how they are organize-ed.
I just subscribed to Todoist which is a simple “to-do list” manager that is remarkably sophisticated. Finally a simplified way to organize my list of tasks across multiple devices.
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Desktop pattern for a normal 4:3 aspect ratio screen (~50kb).
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Desktop pattern for a 16:9 widescreen (~50kb).
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The Second Law organize says that fewer is just a state of mind.
2/ organize, deskpat 
Jan 8, '07
In my discussion about the 2nd Law organize in The Laws of Simplicity book, I introduce the concept of the gestalt of the iPod. At my recent appearance in the Core77 panel in Boston, two gentlemen were in a heated dispute about their personal preference for their favorite iPod interface.
The 1st version of the iPod controller had buttons surrounding the center scroll dial. In the 2nd version, the four buttons were separated from the central dial and placed in a horizontal row at the top. Subsequent versions of the iPod carry the vastly simplified control wheel where the buttons and dial are “smooshed” together. I tend to rag on the 2nd design, but one of the gentlemen mentioned above absolutely loved 2nd variant over the other designs.
Which version is your personal favorite? Let’s find out.
2/ organize (12) Nov 18, '06
Chapter 2 begins with a quote by William H. Gass:
Simplicity is not a given. It is an achievement, a human invention, a discovery, a beloved belief.
It is from this starting point that Virginia Tufte masterfully dissects Gass’ construct above to reveals its underlying literate complexity. I always knew that writing isn’t simple, and I was glad to see the craft so well organize-ed.
2/ organize, books (1) Sep 30, '06
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