by Annette
16. May 2007
I don't know about you, but most of my Microsoft Office tools have a boatload of features I never use. I guess that wouldn't matter much if the nasty features didn't clutter up and confuse the functions I use everyday. I suppose that's one of the reasons I Iike to operate both PC and Mac platforms. When my eyes tire of Office's complicated messages, warnings and incessant beeping, I can switch over and rest my eyes on my 'muse' computer - my G5.
My husband calls working on the Mac an erotic experience. And I agree. It's lithe. It's elegant. It's sexy. I can't stop touching it. Certainly this is a testiment to the power of design. But I'm my view, it's a deeper lesson about the power of beauty.
In my model for creative thinking, The Sage is the skill of being able to take complicated information and invent by simplifying it. When a product or service becomes overly tangled and complex, it's a sign that innovation is possible. And when something becomes more elegant, it becomes more beautiful. And beauty has been a standard currency throughout the ages.
That's why so much software is migrating to the web. It allows for elegance and simplicity and dare I say beauty. Next time, I'll explain some new software products worth exploring if you're craving erotic experiences during your work day. (You get what I mean.)
