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Truth less important than knowledge?

The 37signals blog is widely read so I don’t often link it but this post was most interesting. The post summarizes the remaking of the New York and London subway maps and points out that usefulness is more important than accuracy.

Would you rather look at this:

or this?

“The distorted map gets the job done better than an accurate one and that’s what really matters.”

Touche.

April 27, 2007 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

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