Copy and paste is probably the most impactful productivity tool in the modern workplace. This simple, elegant solution has prevented millions of hours of retyping, reduced errors and made writing and data entry on computers far more efficient. But not just efficient, actually usable. Imagine if it didn’t exist. Imagine if every time you wanted to move a piece of text from one application to another you had to retype it. Imagine how much more time you’d have spent throughout your life tapping away on a keyboard.
I find it interesting how we represent such established concepts, with such archaic icons. Copy (clipboard); past (wallpaper roller or brush or similar), and; save… a 3.5” floppy — not only do we not use floppy discs we don’t even use imperial inches!
But that gets me thinking, how could we better represent these concepts? And maybe, why should we?
Copy and paste
I find it interesting how we represent such established concepts, with such archaic icons. Copy (clipboard); past (wallpaper roller or brush or similar), and; save… a 3.5” floppy — not only do we not use floppy discs we don’t even use imperial inches!
But that gets me thinking, how could we better represent these concepts? And maybe, why should we?