Name: Designing for simplicity
Uploaded: 2007-09-20T08:38:00Z
Duration: 15 min 45 s
Description: The MIT Media Lab's John Maeda lives at the intersection of technology and art, a place that can get very complicated. Here he talks about paring down to basics.

The MIT Media Lab's John Maeda lives at the intersection of technology and art, a place that can get very complicated. Here he talks about paring down to basics.

Designing for simplicity

The pursuit of simplicity often confronts us with unexpected complications, from convoluted camera manuals dwarfing car guides to branding that insists on 'keeping it simple.' Even in nature, skies painted with pinks and blues show that complexity is beautiful and unavoidable. Balancing more enjoyment with less pain, the core of simplicity is not about removing all complication, but finding meaning and delight within it.

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