Friday, June 19th, 2009
Secrets of Simplicity by Giles Colborne from CX Partners is a fabulous guide to understanding the value of simplicity – in life, in technology and in design.
Be it a newbie or a professional, the points mentioned deserve a look more than once and would almost certainly add a new dimension to the view of the world.
Simplicity is almost always an elusive concept.
Is too little – simple?
Would being simple imply insufficiency?
Giles answers numerous questions that arise when one imagines how complex being simple is.
What are your thoughts about Simplicity? 
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
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TIME verifies that doodling is an effective medium of improving performance through visualization. Doodlers are now officially better people with better attention spans. Here is the TIME article giving a stamp of authority.
TIME article:
A lot of people hate doodlers, those who idly scribble during meetings (or classes or trials or whatever). Most people also hate that other closely related species: the fidgeter, who spins pens or reorders papers or plays with his phone during meetings. (I stand guilty as charged. On occasion, I have also been known to whisper.) We doodlers, fidgeters and whisperers always get the same jokey, passive-aggressive line from the authority figure at the front of the room: “I’m sorry, are we bothering you?” How droll. But the underlying message is clear: Pay attention.
Read the full article here [Link to Time Article].
We @ Pictualize support the act of Doodling to create a better world! 
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