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The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
The Laws of Simplicity / John Maeda
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John Maeda proposes a framework for thinking about simplification in his book The Laws of Simplicity (MIT Press). He calls the framework SHE — simplify, hide, and
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John Maeda, President of the Rhode Island School of Design, says, “Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.”
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Simplicity isn’t just a visual style. It’s not just minimalism or the absence of clutter. It involves digging through the depth of the complexity. To be truly simple, you have to go really deep. For example, to have no screws on something, you can end up having a product that is so convoluted and so complex. The better way is to go deeper with the ... See more
Walter Isaacson • Steve Jobs
Just understand that Simplicity is more than a goal—it’s a skill. To successfully leverage its power, you need to get good at it. That takes practice. And this is where things get a little tricky. Because the irony is, becoming skilled in Simplicity isn’t that simple. You can’t just learn it; you need to make it second nature.