If you’ve followed the evolution of my thinking through the series of books I’ve written, you know that elegance–defined as the ability to achieve the maximum effect with minimum means, and characterized by the presence of both uncommon simplicity and surprising impact–is my root cause. Elegant solutions are identifiable when some degree of four qualities are present: symmetry, seduction, subtraction, and sustainability. Elegance often manifests itself in something apparently incomplete and imperfect in design, in …
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