The Missing Piece
Tue, 2006-09-19 05:30 — atrakasya
Came across this.
Thought some of you might like it.
I loved the art that makes up the story - minimal and communicative. Check it out here
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Silverstein's books are a lot of fun
Shel Silverstein’s book “where the sidewalk ends” is a kids’ classic. Almost every house I walk into seems to have a copy lying around in the kids’ bookshelves.
O Sancta Simplicitas
Actually, the concept of simplicity being the highest form of sophistication or complexity or refinement is not that esoteric.
Systems theory has come to it, so have many branches of design and any science concerned with highly complex calculations with too many parameters playing a role to be able to predict precise effects.
Now, to know the principle of ‘simplicity being sophistication’ is one thing - to realize it fully is another. Most designers/creators do know the principle quite well, though they may not be able to fuly apply it in their creation. Sometimes they are - when working on something very intensely comes up with a minimal solution in a specific work.
Like Antoine de Saint-Exupery said - “You know you’ve achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away”.
Sometimes a piece of art arrives at simplicity through an iterative process, not through direct insight.
The direct insight to a simple solution is probably what belongs to Buddha’s domain.
The iterative process, without doubt, belongs to de bono’s domain.
reiterates
the concept of “simple is sophistication”
What a thought! “Simple
What a thought!
“Simple is sophistication”!!! Simply superb line!
But Chetiyaare, now this ground breaking, earth shattering, brain sputtering truth is NOT a simple thought, is it now? And i mean it is simply NOT. Who would’ve thought of this other than you?
So with the magical powers vested in my backpocket by holy trinity sisters, the State of DSS and myself, i hereby condemn to you to a lower strata of unsophistication.
pradz ..
as usual .. i did not understand that !
Chets Chets Chets, What am
Chets Chets Chets,
What am i going to do with you, eh?
You wrote, no quoted, no coined the phrase “Simple is sophistication”.
Well, according to me those are not mere words, but something profound. To be at that level of understanding of the human condition is to be at par with Buddha and Bono. [ok the Bono part maybe a little exaggerated]. But its not simple thoughts….these don’t come to us everyday, everywhere from just abt anyone. Only select few for these are more than a thoughts in passsing….therefore judging by your own line, you’re not a simple, ornary man!
Simple –> sophistication
Complex higher level understanding –> unsophisticated
Please dont tell me you need a flow chart now?
pradz
this is all very unsimple Pradz ! thanks for trying any way
But Bono !!! BONO !!!! (reminds me of a dialogue from a Winnie the Pooh cartoon : Rara ?? RARA ????)
sigh !
yeah
Brilliant, isn’t it?
Such a lovely example of simplicity and directness of message!
atra
thanks for the link. so simple yet profound…
good one!
liked it a lot.
Simple n Deep.
Simple n Deep. Liked it.. Thanx.
really neat...
loved it… a borning tuesday it’s been really, and this was what I wanted to start rolling again…
thanks atra