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John Norris: More HPDA templates and 'the Meta Line Organizer'
Merlin Mann | Jun 16 2005
John Norris [John Norris' Hipster PDA Templates]
On the heels of Douglas’s wonderful DIY templates for the Hipster PDA, I’m now directed to these amazing templates from John Norris. John’s got some very creative ideas at play here, including miniature versions of games like chess; a small world map with time zones; music staffs; semaphore code (semaphore code!); and a variety of other lightly-structured templates. The most fascinating addition to the standard card is what he calls the “Meta Line Organizer” (how-to image)—a series of icons, fields, and fill-bubbles that run the vertical length of the card. They afford a fast, lightweight method for organizing and prioritizing your cards and then quickly identifying their purpose on the run. Really terrific stuff. It’s funny—I was telling a reporter yesterday how the whole Hipster PDA phenomenon has been such an unlikely instance of “Stone Soup“—what started as this jokey reaction to excessive personal technology keeps evolving into something smarter and more creative that I ever imagined. People are making thoughtful, deliberate decisions about how they capture data on the go, and having a framework—even one as admittedly dopey as the HPDA— apparently has enabled some very creative, clever ideas. Nice work, everybody, and especially: nice work, John! [Link: Matt Peck] 17 Comments
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 I'd like to think folks...Submitted by John Norris (not verified) on June 16, 2005 - 6:15pm.
I'd like to think folks can make up whatever they want those bubble categories to be. I used the dingbat font and chose things that seemed to fit my own needs. Further, they are different enough from each other making distinct visual clues for different categories. Hopefully that makes them useful for other folks. For myself, the check mark is a to-do, the clover is for family stuff, the pen is for art, and the tape disk is for business. Thanks to 43 Folders and Matt Peck for helping me share. » POSTED IN:
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