Elegance as Complexity Reduction in Systems Design

Table 2

Strength levels of the artistic strategies in the eight ATM architectures.

Diagram	Strategies
	Subtract details	Symmetry	Grouping	Split	Emphasize	Power of center	Contrast/balance
A	6	7	5	4	4	7	7
B	6	6	5	4	7	7	7
C	4	3	2	2	2	4	4
D	3	2	2	2	2	3	3
E	2	6	1	1	1	1	1
F	6.67	7	6	6	5	7	7
G	6.67	7	6	6	7	7	7
H	2.67	6	4	3	1	1	1