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On Simplicity in Design
Why the hardest thing in design is knowing what to leave out.
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Design Thinking
The best designs don’t add — they subtract. Every element on a screen is a question to the user’s brain. The fewer questions, the better the experience.
The Apple Lesson
Apple products succeed not because they have more features, but because they have fewer — and the ones they have work perfectly.
Negative Space is Content
What you don’t show is as important as what you do. Whitespace isn’t empty — it’s breathing room for the eyes.
The Checklist
Before shipping any design, ask:
- Can this element be removed?
- Can this copy be shorter?
- Does this color need to be here?
If the answer to any of these is “maybe”, remove it.
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