Comments on: John Maeda: Cut the crap http://blog.idaimages.com/2007/11/16/john-maeda-cut-the-crap/ Blog of Ida C. Benedetto, Brooklyn based photographer, artist and media strategist. Ida works with visual media and digital technology to support storytelling, collaboration, and diversity. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:52:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Maeda and Maira Kalman at ADC « Ida C. Benedetto http://blog.idaimages.com/2007/11/16/john-maeda-cut-the-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-32 John Maeda and Maira Kalman at ADC « Ida C. Benedetto Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:48:18 +0000 http://idaimages.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/john-maeda-cut-the-crap/#comment-32 [...] and you’ll go see it again if that brand of humor or reasoning suits you. (I went because I was so unsatisfied with the first talk I saw by Maeda, I wanted to give him another [...] [...] and you’ll go see it again if that brand of humor or reasoning suits you. (I went because I was so unsatisfied with the first talk I saw by Maeda, I wanted to give him another [...]

]]> By: Ida http://blog.idaimages.com/2007/11/16/john-maeda-cut-the-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Ida Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:42:40 +0000 http://idaimages.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/john-maeda-cut-the-crap/#comment-31 Adrian, Thanks for your comment. I have been pretty frustrated myself with the lack of discussion about what's included and what's left out. Leave me feeling skeptical about the genuineness of the simplicity. I'll be sure to check out your articles! Adrian,

Thanks for your comment. I have been pretty frustrated myself with the lack of discussion about what’s included and what’s left out. Leave me feeling skeptical about the genuineness of the simplicity. I’ll be sure to check out your articles!

]]> By: Adrian Short http://blog.idaimages.com/2007/11/16/john-maeda-cut-the-crap/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Adrian Short Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:05:58 +0000 http://idaimages.wordpress.com/2007/11/16/john-maeda-cut-the-crap/#comment-30 Having read Maeda's book, I was really disappointed that he totally dodged the question of _how_ designers should decide what's important enough to leave in and what's unimportant enough to leave out. So I'm writing a series called Getting to Less to show strategies for doing just that. http://delightfuldesign.co.uk/2007/11/21/getting-to-less-how-to-keep-what-you-need-and-chuck-what-you-dont-part-1/ Having read Maeda’s book, I was really disappointed that he totally dodged the question of _how_ designers should decide what’s important enough to leave in and what’s unimportant enough to leave out.

So I’m writing a series called Getting to Less to show strategies for doing just that.

http://delightfuldesign.co.uk/2007/11/21/getting-to-less-how-to-keep-what-you-need-and-chuck-what-you-dont-part-1/

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