This is a book that really makes me rethink and change the way I see things. May gives examples of elegance, and the power of it, and its roots in simplicity ,how leaving something out, or simplifying something and eliminating the endless barrage of information, can make it easier to communicate and function in the world. He focuses on four concepts: symmetry, seduction, subtraction and sustainability.
He makes a compelling argument about a busy traffic circle in the Netherlands, where all of the traffic signs are removed, but the circle area is paved in red brick. Where there once were numerous accidents, traffic now flows smoothly, relying on people's common sense and attention rather than reliance on multiple signs.
This is a book I expect to recommend to whoever we know and continue to think about.
Thanks for your post. As you said, this book makes everybody rethink and there are really good examples to proof.
YanıtlaSilFor me there was just one example (Netherland) which makes me difficult to believe or think it is not repeatable for any other place.