"Design simplicity" refers to creating something, like a product or a system, in a straightforward and uncomplicated manner. It focuses on removing unnecessary complexities, making it easier to understand, use, or appreciate.
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This is
game design simplicity at its finest, setting players on an adventure within the first few minutes of the game.
This not only
provides design simplicity, reducing time to market, but also reduces the platform size allowing ever smaller, more efficient product design opportunities.
In my Scientific American column this month, I pointed out three tech trends that are worth celebrating: the end of the megapixel race in digital cameras, the adoption of micro USB as a universal cellphone charging cord across all brands, and the rise
of design simplicity as a marketing point (see: iPod, Wii, Flip).
That state of affairs is perplexing when you remember that not so many years ago, in the heyday of the Wii, Nintendo was stridently insisting
on design simplicity.
Enterprises have known and leveraged this time and time again, from companies like Amazon,
who designed the simplicity of 1 - Click Shopping, to Apple, who figured out how to make using smartphones an enjoyable experience.
Several stakeholders the GAO interviewed generally said that plan sponsors looked
for design simplicity, fiduciary protection, and a fit with participant characteristics when selecting a default investment.
TouchWiz is now clean and reasonably clutter free, with many useless or unnecessary features being removed in favour
of design simplicity.
The game feels retro in
its design simplicity and purity.
I liked the first Volkswagen Golf and admired
its design simplicity, but after the seventh generation, there's no immediate impulse to experience it again.
Part of
this design simplicity may also be because there's a print and play version available, too.
The key aspects are;
design simplicity, thermal continuity, and airtight detailing.
Structural engineering has a significant impact on
design simplicity, thermal continuity, airtightness and more.
This company also sells household goods, but their focus is not only on
design simplicity, but also on green techniques such as efficient construction, intelligent packaging and the use of responsible materials.
The KISS principle (acronym for «Keep It Simple, Stupid») states that
design simplicity should be a key goal and unnecessary complexity avoided.