Our readingWhat is a korrent?
The cheapest way to deal with complexity is not to invent something to manage it but to avoid it with a cleverer plan.
Drawn from what Frank Chimero said
Subjectsimplicity
What this subject means
simplicity Less, but better: reduction as the way to make something good, and the argument about when it goes too far.
Mental modelsLess, but better, Conservation of complexity
On the topicWhat makes a design good?under our view: Good design is less: reduce to the essentials and leave nothing arbitrary On the topicWhich mental models should a designer think with?under our view: Complexity is conserved: someone has to carry it, and it should not be the user On the topicWhy is it harder to simplify than to add?under our view: Simple is hard: it takes more thought and time than complex, and complex is rewarded more