Laws of Simplicity

I recently stumbled upon John Maeda's website titled The Laws of Simplicity, which offers an intellectual approach to design, whether it be a product, graphic or computer application. Maeda has been recognized for his outstanding work in design, and his current research and book are based on the fundamentals of simplicity.

On his website, The Laws of Simplicity, he lists what he sees as the 10 laws of simplicity:

• Law 1: Reduce
  The simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction.
• Law 2: Organize
  Organization makes a system of many appear fewer.
• Law 3: Time
  Savings in time feel like simplicity.
• Law 4: Learn
  Knowledge makes everything simpler.
• Law 5: Differences
  Simplicity and complexity need each other.
• Law 6: Context
  What lies in the periphery of simplicity is definitely not peripheral.
• Law 7: Emotion
  More emotions are better than less.
• Law 8: Trust
  In simplicity we trust.
• Law 9: Failure
  Some things can never be made simple.
• Law 10: The One
  Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful.