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Carefully Break Established Order
Problem / Situation
Excessive order can lead to monotony and lack of interest.
Solution
Just as important as creating easily perceived order is knowing when to break that order. Once you've setup an order or predictible pattern, breaking it can relieve the monotony. It creates a dynamic tension and excitement. A design that successfully uses order strikes the right balance between the simplicity of complete, perfect order, and the complexity of difficult to perceive, almost random order.
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