simplicity
Less, but better: reduction as the way to make something good, and the argument about when it goes too far.
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Julie Zhuo quoted
Their wordsSometimes designers will go to great lengths to make a user interface novel, or minimal, or simple. This is the wrong goal. Novelty, minimalism or simplicity are good heuristics for obviousness, but do not mistake the means for the end.
↗Conversational Interfaces: the Good, the Ugly & the Billion-Dollar Opportunitylg.substack.com
- 18 months earlier
- JZ
Julie Zhuo quoted
Our readingBetter design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Their wordsBetter design does not mean more design. Often, the most obvious designs are invisible.
↗The Looking Glass: How to tell if work is beautifullg.substack.com
- 4 years earlier
- CM
Craig Mod quoted
Our readingSoftware should unbloat over time: the longer it is around, the more elegant it should become.
Their wordsI love software that does this: Software that unbloats over time. This should be the goal of all software. The longer it’s around, the more elegant it should become. Smooth over like a river stone.
- 3 months earlier
- SW
Sebastiaan de With quoted
Their wordsThe most important thing you can do as a designer to make great new technology usable is to simplify.
- 14 months earlier
- FC
Frank Chimero quoted
Their wordsSo, I thought it would be useful to remind everyone that the easiest and cheapest strategy for dealing with complexity is not to invent something to manage it, but to avoid the complexity altogether with a more clever plan.
- 3 years earlier
- FC
Frank Chimero quoted
Our readingConvergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead.
Their wordsClearly, convergence and simplicity make for poor goals. Instead, we must aim for clarity. You can’t contain or reduce the torrent of technology, but you can channel it in a positive direction through proper framing and clear articulation.
- 3 years earlier
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Dieter Rams quoted
Their wordsProducts fulfilling a purpose are like tools. They are neither decorative objects nor works of art. Their design should therefore be both neutral and restrained, to leave room for the user’s self-expression.
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Dieter Rams quoted
Their wordsLess, but better – because it concentrates on the essential aspects, and the products are not burdened with non-essentials.
- 6 years earlier
- JM
John Maeda quoted
Our readingThe simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction: when in doubt, remove.
Their wordsThe simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction. When in doubt, just remove. But be careful of what you remove.
- JM
John Maeda quoted
Our readingSavings in time feel like simplicity: when forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex.
Their wordsWhen forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex. Savings in time feel like simplicity. And we are thankfully loyal when it happens, which is rare.
- JM
John Maeda quoted
Our readingSimplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.
Their wordsSimplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.
↗The Laws of Simplicity, Law 10: The Onelawsofsimplicity.com
- 4 years earlier
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Paul Graham quoted
Their wordsWhen 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.