Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"Less is more" can refer to architecture, art, design, writing, or philosophy. The concept dates back at least to the ancient Greeks: Chilon of Sparta made use of the famous Ancient Greek proverb: "Το λακωνίζειν εστί φιλοσοφείν", which may be roughly translated as "philosophers keep it brief" (lit. make it laconic).
The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less is a book written by American psychologist Barry Schwartz and first published in 2004 by Harper Perennial.In the book, Schwartz argues that eliminating consumer choices can greatly reduce anxiety for shoppers.
Mies van der Rohe's "Less is more"; Bjarne Stroustrup's "Make Simple Tasks Simple!"; Dr. Seuss's ode to brevity: "So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads"; Johan Cruyff's "Playing football is very simple but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is";
“We need much less than we think we need.” “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.” “Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for ...
In 1966 Robert Venturi coined the postmodern motto "less is a bore" as countervision to Mies's motto "less is more". [43] Technological advances in the manufacturing of architectural glass generated renewed interest in Mies's 1922 designs for a high-rise block on Friedrichstrasse in Berlin. Mies's Farnsworth House in Plano Illinois became a ...
Dant’s motto is “simply to amplify.” “With less options and more of a thoughtful design process across less pieces, it means you can achieve greater volume in one style, which is ...
While the dearth of spectacular jewelry has occasionally drawn the ire of some armchair critics on social media, Salma Hayek just proved that, sometimes, less is more.
Less is more is a principle in design and architecture. Less is more may also refer to: Less-is-more paradox, a voting pathology where a candidate loses as a result of having too many votes "Less is more", an ancient Greek proverb attributed to Chilon of Sparta "Less is more", a line from the 1855 poem "Andrea del Sarto" by Robert Browning