In addition, as the slim form factor fits in an 8.5mm x 8.5mm auto focus camera module with a height dimension of 6.0mm, the S5K3H2 gives design engineers a great deal offreedom in designing camera modules suitable for slim mobile handsets and small form factor applications.
Unfortunately, with all of this new-found freedom, design for the web and apps has become filled with skeuomorphic user interfaces that attempt to imitate the appearance of real things in digital form.
My last conversation with Adrian Bejan ended on the notion that if design in nature is a universal principle of the material world, then freedom is the key variable that determines how efficiently designs can evolve over time.