simplicity, and cameras, and libraries

Simplicity

Wikipedia says, In photography, the technique of simplicity is used to achieve the effect of singling out an item or items from their surrounding.

I also like this definition from Bluemoon: the understanding of what is and is not important in a design. Details that do not have a major impact to the design are omitted to keep it uncluttered.

And Princeton is perhaps a bit more to the point, the quality of being simple or uncompounded… absence of affectation or pretense.

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