The document outlines John Maeda's 10 laws of simplicity which are: reduce unnecessary elements, organize systems to appear less complex, saving time through simplicity feels like simplicity, knowledge enables simplicity, simplicity and complexity rely on each other, context around simplicity is important, more emotions are better than less, trust is found in simplicity, some things can never be simplified, and simplicity subtracts obvious elements while adding meaningful elements.

1. John Maeda’s 10 Laws of Simplicity Presented by Kristian Salvesen

2. 1. REDUCE “ The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction ”

3. 2. ORGANIZE “ Organization makes a system of many appear fewer”

4. 3. TIME “ Savings in time feel like simplicity”

5. 4. LEARN “ Knowledge makes everything simpler”

6. 5. DIFFERENCES “ Simplicity and complexity need each other”

7. 6. CONTEXT “ What lies in the periphery of simplicity is definitely not peripheral”

8. 7. EMOTION “ More emotions are better then less”

9. 8. TRUST “ In simplicity we trust”

10. 9. FAILURE “ Some things can never be made simple”

11. 1 10. THE ONE “ Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful”

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