>but it's important to recognize the adaptability of our sensory systems to fundamentally 'new' ways of interacting with the world. I'd say in most cases, good

>but it's important to recognize the adaptability of our sensory systems to fundamentally 'new' ways of interacting with the world. I'd say in most cases, good design asks us to adapt less, rather than more. Keyboards have finger-sized keys, arranged in a heuristic manner informed by linguistics. The keyboard minimizes effort between the brain and text. I agree that Planetary is not effective, and here's why: Planetary arrangements don't map onto music collections naturally, and they do little to inform the organization. Planetary asks us to learn more, to do less. A better music collection interface IMO, would be one where dimensions were informed by music and song information, not planetary physics.