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I would argue that simplicity and elegance are even more important for mental models than they are for physical objects.
by dman 10y ago
I would argue that simplicity and elegance are even more important for mental models than they are for physical objects.
- bgun 10y agoTo take that one step further, I would even say that a physical object is merely a touchable proxy for a mental model. Think of how many things you just "know" how to use because of elegant or established design patterns. Or how you move about your own kitchen when preparing a meal.
- JorgeGT 10y ago> I would even say that a physical object is merely a touchable proxy for a mental model. This resembles Plato's Theory of Forms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Forms > These Forms are the essences of various objects: they are that without which a thing would not be the kind of thing it is. For example, there are countless tables in the world but the Form of tableness is at the core; it is the essence of all of them.