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“The strange thing about television is that it doesn’t tell you everything. It shows you everything about life on Earth, but the true mysteries remain. Perhaps it’s in the nature of television. Just waves in space.”

The Man Who Fell to Earth by Nicolas Roeg

“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.”

The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda

“(…) undo is not about love, but simply a relationship of convenience. Power is equally balanced between experience and user such that neither side has the upper hand. There can be no relationship of depth because every interaction can be completely rewound to the beginning. Thus commitment is rendered meaningless when for every action, there is a corresponding un-action. In contrast to the trusting relationship with a Master, the power of undo results in a feeling of simplicity that is rooted in not having to care at all. Although there is something morally sad about this interpretation, undo is not the enemy. Embrace undo as a rational partner in maintaining the many complex relationships with the objects in your environment. But put the undo button away when dealing with real people if possible.”

The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda

“The linguistic relativity principle, or the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, is the idea that differences in the way languages encode cultural and cognitive categories affect the way people think, so that speakers of different languages think and behave differently because of it. A strong version of the hypothesis holds that language determines thought and that linguistic categories limit and determine cognitive categories. A weaker version states that linguistic categories and usage influence thought and certain kinds of non-linguistic behaviour.”

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Colin Ward. Oxford University Press. 2004.

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Guy Debord & Gil J Wolman. 1956.

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John Robert Colombo
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Erik Satie

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Frank Bretschneider

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Asmus Tietchens

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Noi

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Chris Watson

Omakase (お任せ) is a Japanese phrase that means “It’s up to you” (from Japanese 任す, entrust).

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“The best art makes your head spin with questions. Perhaps this is the fundamental distinction between pure art and pure design. While great art makes you wonder, great design makes things clear.”

The Laws of Simplicity by John Maeda