Less is More?!

Hey Folks..

So couple days ago I was having debate with my friend about a phrase “Less is More” what is all about? and the dangerous of using this term if we interpret wrongly..

Well here it goes what I can share of what I’ve been researched about a phrase “Less is More”
What is Less is More actualy? I’m sure we all are kind of familiar with this term, especially those who love to wear Giordano design t-shirt! well actually FYI Giordano is intently purposing their focused design to Less is More term (wiki, 2010).

So what is “Less is More” term actually?  “Less is More” first may refer to a phrase from the 1855 poem Andrea del Sarto (the faultless painter) by Robert Browning. Next the term “Less is More” we can refer to the phrase as adopted by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe as a precept for minimalist design.

Now our discussion entered a term  of minimalist design as Architect Ludwig says. Minimalist design can be portrayed as a design that reduces and re-arranged some necessary elements to create the expression of “Simplicity” by enlisting all the components and elements to serve multiple functional purpose.

Designer Buckminster Fuller adopted the engineer’s goal of “Doing more with less”, but his concerns were oriented towards technology and engineering rather than aesthetics. A similar sentiment was industrial designer Dieter Rams‘ motto, “Less but better” adapted from van der Rohe. The structure uses relatively simple elegant designs; ornamentations are quality rather than quantity.

Okay now, let’s recall.. From “Less is More” we already hit other terms like “Minimalist Design” >  “Reduces some Necessary Element Design” > and “Create Multiple Functional Purpose by Element Design”.  As a conclusion by referring to my last discussion post about “Form Follow Action” we can enhance our understanding here to get it right of what is term “Less is More” all about.

As I conclude for this discussion the term “Less is More” can be described as a theory how we can think wise and smart to enlisting our element of design by focusing on its’ purpose to reduce some elements of design and make all the elements that placed in the design has a purpose or even has multiple purpose or function. and YES again a term “Form follow Function” in here is really related as our guidance to create a good design that minimalist yet not loosing its purpose or function!

What d you think?

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