“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.”
SOURCE: Maeda, J. (2006). The Laws of Simplicity. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
SOURCE EXAMPLE:
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ONLINE EXAMPLE:
MailChimp: This e-newsletter creation and management’s simple topographical design takes a daunting task and makes it visually appealing and easy to comprehend. It uses simple stylistic elements to create a visual representation of the data. [Photo Credit: Creative Bloq]
PERSONAL EXAMPLE:
Spoon: The spoon is a perfect example of effective design through simplicity. This spoon affords a surface to hold and a large enough surface to pick up enough food to place in the mouth. It does exactly what it needs to do and nothing more. [Photo Credit: Martha Beck]
