You've heard it said that "the more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate." - Joseph Priestley
Which, of course, means the reverse is true also. Kudos to CommonCraft! They rock in my book. [Andrew Conrad rocks for the original tip.]
In a media and technology-driven culture, two people have found a way to "make complex ideas easier to understand." They get it and we can learn from them. Here's just a sampling of their work:
Bonus kudos to Rick Warren and Steven Colbert who take a different approach but have the same result.
Your Life's Purpose in Plain English. [Thanks, Amber, for the link.]
Love it.
I wonder when they are going to produce "The American Tax Code in Plain English"?
Posted by: Michael Gray | Feb 08, 2008 at 11:28 AM
I've seen those videos, they're great. I'd love to see them do Christian concepts, help some pastors out...
Posted by: Clayton Bell | Feb 06, 2008 at 04:49 PM
Very cool. I had never seen Common Craft's work before now. Thanks Kem.
Posted by: Jody | Feb 06, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Kem - Thanks for the link - Common Craft does have great stuff!
Posted by: Andrew Conard | Feb 06, 2008 at 02:15 PM
Thanks so much for the post. Simply brilliant. Or Simplicity is brilliant. I am heading to del.icio.us right now.
Posted by: David Morris | Feb 06, 2008 at 12:37 PM
it reminds me of a staff meeting 3 years ago, when a great man from texas shared a 9-panel, comic book style stick figure Christology.
it was brilliantly articulate with the polish of a 3rd grader who's been grounded from crayons for a lifetime...
Posted by: Jeremy Scheller | Feb 06, 2008 at 01:48 AM