1 The seminal work on modularity is Design Rules: Volume I. The Power of Modularity by Carliss Y. Baldwin and Kim B. Clark, MIT Press, 2000.
2 Many designers resist modularity for fear of limiting creativity. However, modules applied at the appropriate level will liberate designers from useless activity and allow them to focus creativity where it is most needed.
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