Sublime

Besides removing all unnecessary elements and making everything bigger, we also decided to minimize the number of icons used across the interface. For people who haven’t spent a whole lot of time online, icons are not as universally understood as you might think (see Principle 82). Clear labels, however, can be understood by everyone. So we decided

The vast majority of people are mainstreamers.

Part 5. Organize

When you’re trying to figure out which features to keep and which to remove, follow these principles:

Designing simple user experiences often turns out not to be about “How can I make this simpler?” but rather “Where should I move the complexity?”

The secret to creating a simple user experience is to shift complexity into the right place, so that each moment feels simple.

Making software usable means not exceeding your users’ capacity.

It’s often a good idea to get rid of poorly implemented features.

Organizing is a great strategy for simplifying.