prioritized info design - smudging the binary

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Three piece suit

A piece of fabric doesn't become a suit vest just for wrapping around a body. It needs buttons, it probably has lining, maybe pockets. It's the whole form, altogether, that will look like a vest whether it's on a body or a hanger.

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Building on existing technology

There's nothing new to point out because the existing technology is unchanged from how it's currently managed: behind the scenes. Not deciding for people, but helping to bridge the gap of how to combine multiple binary inputs, and (when/if ungoverned data is potentially built in)

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Boxed set

adds a non-binary element to the inclusion of the binary return in whole, by allowing for a match to be either required or wanted

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Stack

amplifies the non-binary element by telling the returns when to drop off the match

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Layered returns

enables users to see the returns in order of what matches the most

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Example returns

Returning to the 3x stack.

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The work

This isn't a half day project. How long it takes will depend on existing data structures. If the company's been honest, doesn't have thousands or millions of items, and has a good, flexible, existing design system, it could be done in a few sprints.