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</html>";s:4:"text";s:13011:"I quickly found myself mesmerized  and thence the only issue was deciding what were the strongest words I could muster in support of *The Laws of Simplicity*. For example, poetry and advertising succeed most when they are simple on the surface but with many layers of meaning. Please try your request again later. Please try again. User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play, The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition, Mastering Design Thinking: The Systematic Approach to Improve Considerably Your Business Success Rate, Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It, Intuitive Design: Eight Steps to an Intuitive UI, I book about the author, not about simplicity, Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014. I hope the people who design the products I'll acquire in the next ten years take this book to heart." Each chapter careens and spirals in ways that had me repeatedly flipping back pages to check the chapter I was reading. However, the commentary on the laws was light and superficial rather than deep and provocative. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I wish he had gone beyond objects to also discuss language and ideas being simple or complex. Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2019. Unlimited listening on select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts. Bravo! It’s a book that seems to be written to promote Maeda’s framework rather than help the reader. Bravo! Please check back later for updated availability.  Publishers Weekly, "Technology and life seem to be getting more complicated, yet two great success stories, Google and the iPod, both provide the antidote of simplicity. Being simple does not mean I do not need to think, it may mean that when I raise a solution for a question, I should dig deeper to decrease the complexity of this solution. It’s almost slanted towards functioning as an ad campaign for future speaking engagements. I hope the people who design the products I'll acquire in the next ten years take this book to heart. Brilliance Audio; Library Edition (February 22, 2012), I book about the author, not about simplicity, Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems, Industrial Engineering (Audible Books & Originals), © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Designers and marketers will find Maeda's book both interesting and useful.... John Maeda's new book, The Laws of Simplicity, is simply terrific. You Save 10%. Please try again. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, LifeDesign, Technology, Business, Life. The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life. Maeda's apparent fascination with finding words in other words--the word implicit is contained in the word simplicity!--and creative cute acronyms is at best distracting and at worse makes me question how the author spent his time preparing to write this book. This book drag me back from being over complicated, Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019. $14.95 a month after 30 days. Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020. Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2014. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Therefore, achieving simplicity in both our products and our organizations will be crucial for securing market share. The Laws of Simplicity is a clear and incisive guide for making simplicity the paramount feature of our products; it's also a road map for constructing a more meaningful world. The author is a fantastic parent whose kid sends him all caps "I LOVE YOU" email, is  an incredible teacher who teach the brightest of the world, yet still manage to remains amazingly humble (he says that he has at time learned from his students: can you can possibly believe that such as genius could ever learn anything?). Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I quickly found myself mesmerizedand thence the only issue was deciding what were the strongest words I could muster in support of The Laws of Simplicity. Twain is reputed to have written that he wrote a long book because he hadn't had time to write a short one; this one strikes me as a short book written because the author didn't even take the time to write the long one. Emphasizing the delicate balance-work involved in simplifying the complex, Maeda admits the process isn't easy, and that his ten laws don't necessarily provide all the answers-in numerous places, he directs readers to the web site where his theories continue to develop. This he has done; all this and more. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The iPod’s clean gadgetry has made simplicity hip. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2014, Maeda has intelligently and concisely formalised the rules for visual design, a must-read for designers as a reference for achieving great work or to recap on what you already know :), Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2016. Our lives and our businesses are faster and broader than ever. I found myself reading carefully to see whether I could extract a deeper underlying point to each of the chapters, then skimming a paragraph at a time, then flipping pages at an increasing rate... and finally setting it down, never to be picked up again. I wish he had gone beyond objects to also discuss language and ideas being simple or complex. — Andrea Ragnetti, Board of Management, Royal Philips Electronics . And the features that we do have must be organized (Law 2) in a sensible hierarchy so users aren’t distracted by features and functions they don’t need. The subtitle is: Design,Technology, Business, Life." By Leo Babauta. Skip ahead to Law 9: “failure: Some things can never be made simple.” Maeda’s concise guide to simplicity in the digital age shows us how this idea can be a cornerstone of organizations and their products ― how it can drive both business and technology. Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Keep it simple, Stupid' is an old piece of advice, so much so that it's often abbreviated as the 'KISS principle.' I wish he had discussed when simplicity amounts to a profound achievement and when it is simply simple. The book is important; and Maeda has made an absurdly complex subject  simplicity  approachable and usable. I expected quite a bit, based on the breathless reviews. We’re rebelling against technology that’s too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software accompanied by 75-megabyte “read me” manuals. A complete waste of time. For example, poetry and advertising succeed most when they are simple on the surface but with many layers of meaning. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In The Laws of Simplicity, John Maeda offers ten laws for balancing simplicity and complexity in business, technology, and design - guidelines for needing less and actually getting more. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Designers and marketers will find Maeda's book both interesting and useful...."  New York Post, "Maeda's Laws and Keys have an obvious practical application in everyday running of a busy life (and desktop); they also have the potential to translate into a productive methodology for any craft or design practice.... A very humble,enlightened and caring human, John's written a little bible." For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. I quickly found myself mesmerized  and thence the only issue was deciding what were the strongest words I could muster in support of The Laws of Simplicity. Maeda’s ﬁrst law of simplicity is reduce. He was the 16th President of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Skip ahead to Law 9: “failure: Some things can never be made simple.” Maeda’s concise guide to simplicity in the digital age shows us how this idea can be a cornerstone of organizations and their products - how it can drive both business and technology. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Despite that, this slim book feels complete in itself; not only will it stimulate ideas, it will keep readers thumbing back for a second and third look at Maeda's deceptively simple advice." And the features that we do have must be organized (Law 2) in a sensible hierarchy so users aren’t distracted by features and functions they don’t need. The book is important; and Maeda has made an absurdly complex subject  simplicity  approachable and usable. John Maeda uses the concept of simplicity to get at the nature of human thought and perception while drawing out tangible applications for business, technology, and life in general. A nice to read book from John Maeda - as he mentioned on a short flight. During the process of working in studio and woodshop, I generally realized something. Technology and life seem to be getting more complicated, yet two great success stories, Google and the iPod, both provide the antidote of simplicity. It's exactly 100 pages, the illustrations are brilliant and the 10 Laws of Simplicity (plus Three Keys) are a canon to design one's entire life, much less specific products, services or business models. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy. A clear and direct framework for simplifying business life​. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2013. The subtitle is: Design, Technology, Business, Life. Unable to add item to List. The author does not lose an occasion to mention in passing that he met so-and-so celebrities. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. The Laws of Simplicity is a clear and incisive guide for making simplicity the paramount feature of our products; it's also a road map for constructing a more meaningful world. We’re rebelling against technology that’s too complicated, DVD players with too many menus, and software accompanied by 75-megabyte “read me” manuals. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. The author is a fantastic parent whose kid sends him all caps "I LOVE YOU" email, is  an incredible teacher who teach the brightest of the world, yet still manage to remains amazingly humble (he says that he has at time learned from his students: can you can possibly believe that such as genius could ever learn anything?). We can learn to simplify without sacriﬁcing comfort and meaning, and we can achieve the balance described in Law 10. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Finally, we are learning that simplicity equals sanity. One credit a month to pick any title from our entire premium selection to keep (you’ll use your first credit now). Simplified approach to simplicity is nice and well organized thoughtful approach. The book is important; and Maeda has made an absurdly complex subjectsimplicityapproachable and usable. It’s not necessarily beneﬁcial to add technology features just because we can. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A complete waste of time. “Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.” John Maeda is a graphic designer and computer scientist. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible’s Conditions of Use. 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