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