I was reading Realism in UI Design on a blog by Lukas Mathis, and one of his “entirely unscientific” graphs drew a parallel with another graph I have previously admired…
Luke Mathis:
Indexed:
So, I hereby declare this idea an entirely-unscientific truth.
As with a lot of things in life, the middle road is the best road when presenting information. The tough bit is knowing what the middle road is, depending on what you’re presenting, and who you’re presenting to.