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The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life QUOTES

The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life QUOTES

1 " Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

2 " If the forest were covered with ten times the number of blue markers I had seen on my hike, the probability of my getting lost would certainly be reduced. One could imagine the markers organized in a more symbolic shape—say a real arrow, instead of a cryptic linear marker. And if we wish to go that far, why not just paint the more explicit text, "This way," on the rocks in 100-point Helvetica so there's no ambiguity whatsoever? Yet at some point, with the successive addition of more sophisticated elements, the true value of the untainted forest suddenly vanishes. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

3 " While great art makes you wonder, great design makes things clear. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

4 " Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

5 " The best designers in the world all squint when they look at something. They squint to see the forest from the trees-to find the right balance. Squint at the world. You will see more, by seeing less. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

6 " The practice of education is the highest form of intellectual philanthropy. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

7 " Squint at the world. You will see more, by seeing less. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

8 " Knowledge is comfort, and comfort lies at the heart of simplicity. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

9 " In the martial art of Karate, for instance, the symbol of pride for a black belt is to wear it long enough such that the die fades to white as to symbolize returning to the beginner state. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

10 " The best art makes your head spin with questions. Perhaps this is the fundamental distinction between pure art and pure design. While great art makes you wonder, great design makes things clear.
Sometimes, "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

11 " Çok olan, uzağa, çok uzağa gönderildiğinde daha az gibi görünür. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

12 " the fulfillment from living a meaningful life is the ROE (Return on Emotion). A certain kind of more is always better than less-more care, more love, and more meaningful actions. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

13 " When a small, unassuming object exceeds our expectations, we are not only surprised but pleased. Our usual reaction is something like, "That little thing did all that?" Simplicity is about the unexpected pleasure derived from what is likely to be insignificant and would otherwise go unnoticed. The smaller the object, the more forgiving we can be when it misbehaves. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

14 " The power of the negative media around the food industry drives my mind to enact a Woody Allen-ish skit whenever faced with a restaurant menu. For instance, beef translates to “mad cow disease,” chicken morphs into “avian flu,” fish reconstitutes to “mercury poisoning,” and vegetarian option becomes “genetically modified crops.” I am unsure what to pick, and moreover who I can trust when my selection is made. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

15 " Semplicità significa sottrarre l'ovvio e aggiungere il significativo. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

16 " Dünya her vakit parçalanıp durur. O yüzden, rahatla. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

17 " Karate'de siyah kuşak taşıma onurunun simgesi, kuşağı, rengi solup beyaza dönene dek takmaktır ki bu da başlangıçtaki duruma dönüşü ifade eder. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

18 " Basitlik, bariz olanı çıkarıp anlamlı olanı ekleme işidir. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

19 " Yaşınız ilerledikçe bütün akıl hocaları çekip gidiyor...

...Çünkü artık onlara ihtiyacınız olmuyor. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life

20 " The tabular form of viewing data is by no means rocket science, but it is a rare sort of visual magic that always works. "

― John Maeda , The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life