Women Chart Crazy

A study schedule chart is a powerful tool for taming the academic calendar and reducing the anxiety that comes with looming deadlines. The online catalog, in its early days, tried to replicate this with hierarchical menus and category pages. The idea of a chart, therefore, must be intrinsically linked to an idea of ethical responsibility. The old way was for a designer to have a "cool idea" and then create a product based on that idea, hoping people would like it. 67 This means avoiding what is often called "chart junk"—elements like 3D effects, heavy gridlines, shadows, and excessive colors that clutter the visual field and distract from the core message. For a chair design, for instance: What if we *substitute* the wood with recycled plastic? What if we *combine* it with a bookshelf? How can we *adapt* the design of a bird's nest to its structure? Can we *modify* the scale to make it a giant's chair or a doll's chair? What if we *put it to another use* as a plant stand? What if we *eliminate* the backrest? What if we *reverse* it and hang it from the ceiling? Most of the results will be absurd, but the process forces you to break out of your conventional thinking patterns and can sometimes lead to a genuinely innovative breakthrough.