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Minimalism And The Problem Solving Process

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Carsten
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Carsten said:

I’m a notorious minimalist, shedding anything and everything that does not directly communicate the intent of what I am designing. I feel strongly that minimalism is a designer’s best friend when it comes to the creative process and actually figuring out the solution to a given problem.

It is through oversimplification that one can become truly objective and create powerful forms by actually focusing on the functional intent of a solution and not becoming sidetracked with aesthetics.

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JohnPhilipGreen
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JohnPhilipGreen said:

I’ve always loved Einstein’s famous quote, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

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Peter Blomert
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Peter Blomert said:

Certainly you will know this book, but anyway – have a look at
“The Laws of S I M P L I C I T Y” by John Maeda, in which he follows the simple equation simplicity=sanity through all different aspects of design.

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JohnPhilipGreen
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Certainly you will know this book, but anyway – have a look at
“The Laws of S I M P L I C I T Y” by John Maeda, in which he follows the simple equation simplicity=sanity through all different aspects of design.

I wasn’t familiar with that book Peter. Seems he has a blog by the same name.

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JohnPhilipGreen
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I wasn’t familiar with that book Peter. Seems he has a blog by the same name.

Speaking of blogs on simplicity, check out my friend Tina’s excellent blog, ThinkSimpleNow.

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Tatjana
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I’m a notorious minimalist, shedding anything and everything that does not directly communicate the intent of what I am designing. I feel strongly that minimalism is a designer’s best friend when it comes to the creative process and actually figuring out the solution to a given problem.

It is through oversimplification that one can become truly objective and create powerful forms by actually focusing on the functional intent of a solution and not becoming sidetracked with aesthetics.

I believe that we have the same processes in art.
An artwork is reduced to it´s intended own limits. More would be knickknack. It is limited and opened at the same time … I love the systemtheoretical approach to define art started by Niklas Luhmann, who spun his systemtheory around the observer, who observes others observing …

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