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Good design is simple, because being forced to be simple forces a maker to face the real problem and deliver substance instead of ornament.

Drawn from what Paul Graham said

design How things should be made and judged: what makes a design good, who should do the designing, and what an interface is for.

simplicity Less, but better: reduction as the way to make something good, and the argument about when it goes too far.

designunder our current: Good design is less, and it disappears into the hand What makes a design good?under our view: Good design is less: reduce to the essentials and leave nothing arbitrary

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What Paul Graham actually said

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  1. Paul Graham

    Co-founder of Y Combinator and Viaweb

    When you're forced to be simple, you're forced to face the real problem. When you can't deliver ornament, you have to deliver substance.

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