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The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
The Laws Of Simplicity by John Maeda –
from Non-Obvious 2017: How To Think Different, Curate Ideas and Predict The Future by Rohit Bhargava
The Laws of Simplicity / John Maeda
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- Complexity can be tamed, but it requires considerable effort to do it well. Decreasing the number of buttons and displays is not the solution. The solution is to understand the total system, to design it in a way that allows all the pieces fit nicely together, so that initial learning as well as usage are both optimal. Years ago, Larry Tesler, then... See more
from Living with Complexity (MIT Press) by Don Norman
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Simplicity is the razor’s edge that cuts through the trivial and finds the essential.”
from A Deep Overview of “Voluntary Simplicity” by Duane Elgin (Book Summary) by Kyle Kowalski
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Simplicity is more than just an external way – it is a an all-encompassing mindset, it is an alchemical habit. Everything simplicity touches turns to gold.
from The 64 Ways by Richard Rudd
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Existence becomes overcomplicated when we submit ourselves to tasks or possessions without having a clear sense of their purpose. When we don’t properly know why we’re doing something, we don’t know how much of it we need in our life. Simplicity, therefore, can be defined as the result and precious fruit of clarifying our goals.
from A Simpler Life by The School of Life
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- design as a quest to discover a simple set of primitives, a small alphabet for generating a system. To paraphrase Gall’s Law: Simple rules produce complex behavior. Complex rules produce stupid behavior.
from All you need is links by Subconscious
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