5th
CH 9 + 10 TLOS
CH9
In chapter 9, Maeda explains that some things cannot be simplified. A flower, for instance, would lose much of its beauty if it were simplified. He also uses his book as an example of failure, saying that the laws established in the book are either incomplete, have too many acronyms, or have bad gestalts.
CH10
Subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful is the concept introduced in chapter 10. For chapter ten Maeda has three keys. The first key is that more appears like less by moving it far away. Complex processes are moved far away from us, and presented to us through simple functions. Key two: openness simplifies complexity. By being open, we can simplify complex processes that require a wealth of knowledge. Key three: use less, gain more. By using less resources and having restrictions, Maeda claims that we can often get more done.
- josh power
