Quotes from John Maeda

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

The best designers in the world all squint when they look at something. They squint to see the forest from the trees-to find the right balance. Squint at the world. You will see more, by seeing less.

Work is easier when its just work; it's much harder when you actually care.

The practice of education is the highest form of intellectual philanthropy.

Squint at the world. You will see more, by seeing less.

Knowledge is comfort, and comfort lies at the heart of simplicity.

When you use other people's software you live in somebody else's dream.

In the martial art of Karate, for instance, the symbol of pride for a black belt is to wear it long enough such that the die fades to white as to symbolize returning to the beginner state.

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. Sometimes

Çok olan, uzaÄŸa, çok uzaÄŸa gönderildiÄŸinde daha az gibi görünür.

Being prepared isn't a matter of how much you practice. It's about knowing that even if you fail, you won't give up.

the fulfillment from living a meaningful life is the ROE (Return on Emotion). A certain kind of more is always better than less-more care, more love, and more meaningful actions.

Although data can make a compelling case for something, data rarely create the emotions needed to spur people into action

When a small, unassuming object exceeds our expectations, we are not only surprised but pleased. Our usual reaction is something like, "That little thing did all that?" Simplicity is about the unexpected pleasure derived from what is likely to be insignificant and would otherwise go unnoticed. The smaller the object, the more forgiving we can be when it misbehaves.

But to ask a computing device to stop gathering information and to stop sharing it with other devices is like wishing away all the magic in your magic wand.

The power of the negative media around the food industry drives my mind to enact a Woody Allen-ish skit whenever faced with a restaurant menu. For instance, beef translates to "mad cow disease," chicken morphs into "avian flu," fish reconstitutes to "mercury poisoning," and vegetarian option becomes "genetically modified crops." I am unsure what to pick, and moreover who I can trust when my selection is made.

Now, you're open to achieving a more perfect understanding rather than a more perfect product.

Sophistication is the craft of subtlety that goes noticed.

Semplicità significa sottrarre l'ovvio e aggiungere il significativo.

Dünya her vakit parçalan?p durur. O yüzden, rahatla.

Karate'de siyah kuÅŸak ta??ma onurunun simgesi, kuÅŸa??, rengi solup beyaza dönene dek takmakt?r ki bu da baÅŸlang?çtaki duruma dönüÅŸü ifade eder.

Basitlik, bariz olan? ç?kar?p anlaml? olan? ekleme iÅŸidir.

Corporations today, by their razor sharp focus on the 'bottom line' and quarterly earnings, have lost their ability to innovate.

With regard to what is designed really well, I think people are the best-designed objects in the world. Seriously.