While I was browsing, I found this one site with an interesting idea, Trauma. Trauma is a language structure developed by Aliceffekt (Ikaruga), that focuses on giving a clear message quickly.

On the plus side, it is a very interesting language and it looks very neat when put into sentences, however, it seems to be very hard to memorize. It requires a reader to have memorized twelve (thirteen really, but the thirteenth is a closing tag) symbols and the three levels of each symbol.

When I see Trauma in Ikaruga’s artwork, I still have to rely on the grid on the Trauma website in order to decrypt messages. Despite it being difficult to read, I still find it a neat language (and an interesting read), and it’s still under development, so he might solve these problems.

Trauma Website - Click on the Trauma tab on the left
Trauma Wiki

Many of us have seen this picture, but I didn’t realize the extent of the lack of creativity and individuality between these icons. They are all a block, with a 45° gradient screen coming from the top left, going to the bottom right. Then they have a white graphic, logo, or two letters. I’m sure this is great if you have all these programs and are trying to make a rainbow in your dock, but otherwise they are simply bland.

On the plus side, it lets you associate colours with programs. Which actually turns out to be quite effective and makes it easier to identify the type of document, and use the folder icons.