Cavaliers vs. Roundheads: How to make design truly compelling

I recently had the opportunity to attend the AGI Open conference in London. While the event boasted interviews and lectures from industry heavyweights, the highlight for me was a debate between two opposing schools of design—Minimalism against Maximalism, Bauhaus against Baroque. Whichever moniker you ascribe, it’s the often hotly contested struggle between expression and restraint. The AGI chose to dub it “Roundheads vs. Cavaliers.”