week 11 origination

Reading Quiz - John Maeda, Laws of Simplicity: Law 10 – The One

 

1. What does Maeda call the 3 keys?

 

Away - more appears less by simply moving it far far away

Open - openness simplifies complexity.

Power - use less, gain more.

 

2. Describe how you have used these in your work towards the exhibition? Give at least one example of each key.

Away

Although our exhibition piece is a book, we will also have it displayed on computer screen. Rather than flipping through the pages of the book, people can stand back and watch it on the screen, turning pages automatically.

Openness

Both Queenie and I have been open to suggestions from each other as well as our teachers and other students. We have taken on board a lot of suggestions and I think we have produced a book that children would love. Not sure if this relates to Meada definition of Opennes though?

 

Power

The power went off the other night while I was on the computer, reading my captain Ron story to Captain Ron on the home phone (portable), when suddenly the power went off.  Thank goodness for battery back up my lap top, and mobile phones (although I was still reading for a minute or so before my husband rang be back on the mobile)!

3. Describe an incident in the production of the exhibition where technology has been an enabler.... and another where it has been a disabler!

Enabler – using Illustrator and Indesign we have been able to produce some great bright colourful pictures, that hopefully children will enjoy.

 
Disabler – Illustrator kept crashing on me when doing the Brownie book – I lost hour of work a few times! It seems to be anything that has a lot of hair or fur or lots of paths in the design.

4. At this stage in the exhibition process you are all working on some element or process for the big event. List 3 things (in your current project) that you could take away to simplify and one thing you could add for meaning.

Nothing really, our display is pretty simple and meaningful. I guess we could do away with the screen display and just have the book – bit boring though.

 

 

I found this image on a website about how to incorporate simplicity in your designs - http://richworks.in/2010/06/how-to-incorporate-simplicity-in-your-designs/

This website publish articles that are informative, thought provoking, articles that take an in-depth look at design. I might look at this a bit more when I get time.