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Dmitry Dvoinikov

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Re: The Illusion of Certainty Posted: Sep 10, 2007 11:29 PM
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Found this article on Design Observer:

The illusion of certainty

An interesting observation on how illusionary a structure imposed by form (or anything really) can be.

Quote:

... the rational side of our brains leads us to such solutions because they gesture to an odd kind of certainty. That tension — between structure and freedom, between form and its variation — is an essential characteristic of design thinking.

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