Muji Chrononotebook
Because of the numerous hours in a day (and various other constraints), the lines in a diary are typically very narrow. They are also usually equally distributed (somewhat). But our information is a hierarchy. Some are more important to us. Some we feel happier about. We want to highlight stuff that’s important to us. We want to write things that are more important in BIGGER sizes. Our lives cannot be so easily and clearly divided into equal parcels
Normally when we make notes they follow the same pattern, you start at the top of the page and work your way downwards adding notes. The Chronotebook allows you to organise your notes using time. Not only can you use it to sort your thoughts, you can also use it to keep an eye on the length and time of any particular event.
Being a developer who uses nothing but relational databases all day, I tend to organise my notes using my own simplified UML structure, something my colleagues find mystifying! Everyone is unique, however I find that my method allows me to analyse a problem or scenario as I am making notes which helps me understant the situation before I sit down and properly think about it. However I have to be careful that I don’t spend too much time thinking about how I am going to make notes, rather than listening to what the client is actually saying!
The Chronotebook won the Muji Award International Design Competition for 2007, find out more at the link above…
