Simple v Complex

“For me ideas are coherent patterns of information that can be used for particular forms of action; either embodied action or to realize a particular form. This is the reason why I take the view that ideas are not memes. The meme originally defined by Richard Dawkins is a unit that competes with other memes in the same way that organ

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What we admired about the creative spirit was the searing honesty it brought, and the ruthless reduction of everything in our hopeful, over-freighted briefs to the essentials. That, and the dramatisation – whether emotional, humorous, rational or irresistibly charming – of the single, unique role the brand could claim in people’s lives, distinct fr

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When it comes to bridal requests, do you ever tell someone that something is impossible?

I’ll tell you this. I applied for Teach for America, and I was asked, “You plan a field trip, but now there’s no funding for the bus. What do you do?” I answered and later they said, “What did it feel like when we told you that you couldn’t go on a field trip?”

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complexity : timeless beauty.

We need to redefine complexity because it’s seen as a thing to avoid instead of a thing to chase. Simplicity gets all the attention; and it frames complexity as a sin. I think we’re confusing complexity for convolution (complexity gone wrong). I’d argue that complexity is the holy grail.

Nature, art, and technology all

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