Comment on Elements of System DesignparentComments−metalliqaz1yit's bothjust by it's ubiquity and success it has become a template for graphical design−peteforde1yThe periodicity reflects the allowed solutions to the Schrödinger equation for electrons in atoms. It is not some branding teams' genius design innovation.Ironically, you are in a superstate between "can" and "should".−mbb701yIt is _also_ a colorful collection of boxes that a billion+ people could instantly identify.Cashing in on that global cultural awareness is just the kind of innovation a genius branding team needs.It does annoy me when 'Periodic Tables of X' are just lists of color coded boxes, but I get it.−peteforde1yThe problem - and it is a problem - is that this is not a good thing.A billion+ people instantly identify police, but dressing like a cop is a crime.−emmelaich1yFWIW, there are other styles which emphasise other aspects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_periodic_tables
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it's both
just by it's ubiquity and success it has become a template for graphical design
The periodicity reflects the allowed solutions to the Schrödinger equation for electrons in atoms. It is not some branding teams' genius design innovation.
Ironically, you are in a superstate between "can" and "should".
It is _also_ a colorful collection of boxes that a billion+ people could instantly identify.
Cashing in on that global cultural awareness is just the kind of innovation a genius branding team needs.
It does annoy me when 'Periodic Tables of X' are just lists of color coded boxes, but I get it.
The problem - and it is a problem - is that this is not a good thing.
A billion+ people instantly identify police, but dressing like a cop is a crime.
FWIW, there are other styles which emphasise other aspects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_periodic_tables