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==John Maeda's Laws of Simplicity==
==John Maeda's Laws of Simplicity==
These may be convertible into rules that can be evaluated. See the [http://lawsofsimplicity.com/?cat=5&order=ASC Laws of Simplicity] website for more info.
These may be convertible into rules that can be evaluated. See the [http://lawsofsimplicity.com/?cat=5&order=ASC Laws of Simplicity] website for more info.
# Reduce
 
The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction.
# '''Reduce:''' "The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction."
# Organize
# '''Organize:''' "Organization makes a system of many appear fewer."
# Time
# '''Time:''' "Savings in time feel like simplicity."
# Learn
# '''Learn:''' "Knowledge makes everything simpler."
# Differences
# '''Differences:''' "Simplicity and complexity need each other."
# Context
# '''Context:''' "What lies in the periphery of simplicity is definitely not peripheral."
# Emotion
# '''Emotion:''' "More emotions are better than less."
# Trust
# '''Trust:''' "In simplicity we trust."
# Failure
# '''Failure:''' "Some things can never be made simple."
# The One
# '''The One:''' "Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful."

Revision as of 06:06, 6 February 2009

John Maeda's Laws of Simplicity

These may be convertible into rules that can be evaluated. See the Laws of Simplicity website for more info.

  1. Reduce: "The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction."
  2. Organize: "Organization makes a system of many appear fewer."
  3. Time: "Savings in time feel like simplicity."
  4. Learn: "Knowledge makes everything simpler."
  5. Differences: "Simplicity and complexity need each other."
  6. Context: "What lies in the periphery of simplicity is definitely not peripheral."
  7. Emotion: "More emotions are better than less."
  8. Trust: "In simplicity we trust."
  9. Failure: "Some things can never be made simple."
  10. The One: "Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful."