具体描述
Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. We're rebelling against technology that's too complicated, against DVD players with too many menus, and software accompanied by 75-megabyte "read me" manuals. The iPod's clean gadgetry has made simplicity hip. But sometimes we find ourselves caught up in the simplicity paradox: we want something that's simple and easy to use--but also does all the complex things we might ever want it to do. In The Laws of Simplicity, John Maeda offers guidelines, ten laws for balancing simplicity and complexity in business, technology, and design--for needing less and actually getting more.
Maeda--a professor in MIT's Media Lab and a world-renowned graphic designer--explores the question of how we can redefine the notion of "improved" so that it doesn't always mean something more, something added on.
Maeda's first law of simplicity is "Reduce." It's not necessarily beneficial to add technology features just because we can. And the features that we do have must be organized (Law 2) in a sensible hierarchy so users aren't distracted by features and functions they don't need. But simplicity is not less just for the sake of less. Skip ahead to Law 9: "Failure: Accept the fact that some things can never be made simple." Maeda's concise guide to simplicity in the digital age shows us how this idea can be a cornerstone of organizations and their products--how it can drive both business and technology. We can learn to simplify without sacrificing comfort and meaning, and we can achieve the balance described in Law 10. This law, which Maeda calls "The One," tells us: "Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful."
用户评价
看前十页和后十页就够了。作者名头很大，写得却很啰嗦，既不是工具书又不是经典理论，倒像是设计界的鸡汤。我最烦的写作风格之一。
评分##条理清晰，排版舒服。21岁的生日礼物26岁了才读，这也导致很多当时比较新的减法概念现在对设计师来说就是常识。怎么再向前想一步呢？
评分##一个PPT就可以了其实。。还值得一看
评分##前半部分写得比后半部分好
评分##一个PPT能搞定的出了本书
评分##大赞之，关于 dots / simplicity 的 design ideas（此外，Maeda 在 TED 的 talks 也很不错）。
评分##en,, as i wana keep it simple, i don't wana think abou it
评分##Insightful，语言精练有趣，跟有些书“跟你说我讲的都是对的”高下立见。
评分##Reduce, Organize, Time, Learn, Differences, Context, Emotion, Trust, Failure, The one.
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