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A while back I wrote a post on Complexity and Simplicity in relation to Design (Complexity vs Simplicity). I also wrote a short post illustrating the difference between Complexity and “Complicatedness.”
The overall message: simplicity is not the full story and good design isn’t necessarily simple, but it is elegant.
However, I failed to mention what the real use of complexity is.
If you make something extremely simple, people will often say, “well that’s quite nice,” and they’ll move on and give it little thought. It’s obvious. But, if you correctly provide a dose of complexity, you’ll give them something to ponder. You’ll give them the feeling that there is something more.
-Kevin
7.5.2010
