A taxonomy of messiness
02/02/09 15:36 Filed in: taxonomies
Linde Brocato turned me on to A Perfect Mess by Eric Abrahamson and David Freedman. Here's the taxonomy of messes:
Types of Mess:
Clutter
Mixture
Time sprawl
Improvisation
Inconsistency
Blur
Noise
Distraction
Bounce
Convolution
Inclusion
Distortion
The authors also propose that mess can be categorized by:
Width
Depth
Intensity
There's something very satisfying about classifying mess, or messing up classifications. A good read - recommended!