Random thoughts on simplicity, what it is and what it means to us

3. Simplicity is natures first step, and the last of art.
Philip James Bailey

5. A simple product inhabits fitness, it is suited for its purpose.

6. “Simplicity is the key to happiness in the modern world”
Dalai Lama

9. “Divide each difficulty into as
many parts as is feasible and
necessary to resolve it.”
René Descartes

12. Making the simple complicated is
commonplace; making the
Charles Mingus complicated simple, awesomely
Charles Mingus
simple, that's creativity.
Charles Mingus

13. A simple product has all the properties that are needed
for its specific purpose.

14. Simplicity requires serious thought and effort.

15. Designing for simplicity is a real balancing act.

16. less is more.

17. Simplicity is not
just a matter of
reduction.

19. form follows function.

21. Simplicity means the achievement of maximum
effect with minimum means.
Koichi Kawana

22. Simplicity is about unifying, to make
something meaningful out of separate pieces.

24. Complexity is the necessary
input to a creative process,
simplicity is the output.

25. Here are some clues where to start.

31. Ideas often benefit from
simplicity.

33. “Where the internet is
concerned, betting against ease
of use, conceptual simplicity,
and maximal user participation,
has always been a bad idea”
Clay Shirky