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In all design, art lies in making your object prominent, but there is a prior art in choosing objects that are prominent.
Ralph Waldo Emerson ·

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“In all design, art lies in making your object prominent, but there is a prior art in choosing objects that are prominent.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · No reliable source

“We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its ends; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. It is the most enduring quality and the most ascending quality.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · No reliable source

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Design

6 authors · 8 works · 4 themes · 10 tags
Authors
Steve Jobs Co-founder of AppleRalph Waldo Emerson American essayist and philosopherLeonardo da Vinci Renaissance artist and inventor
Works
The Emperor’s Old Clothes Tony Hoare · 1981A Study of History Arnold J. Toynbee · 1934-1961Less but better Dieter Rams · 1995
Themes
Choosing what deserves emphasisSelection precedes presentationBeauty through simplicity and fitness
Tags
DesignSelectionEmphasisComposition
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