The Laws of Simplicity

The Laws of Simplicity

By
John Maeda
John Maeda
2006 • 129 pages

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Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
How to Be a Graphic Designer
The Laws of Simplicity
Design as Art
How to be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul
Interaction of Color

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Self Improvement

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Mindset:The New Psychology of Success
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition
The Way of Men

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Technical

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Joel on Software
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks
The Art of Computer Programming - 4 volumes
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Coders at Work
The Laws of Simplicity
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Art

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Interaction of Color
The Shock of the New
The Elements of Typographic Style
Meggs' History of Graphic Design
Designing Design
The Laws of Simplicity

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Design

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Design Patterns
Domain-Driven Design
The Laws of Simplicity
Team Topologies
Thinking in systems : a primer
Wardley Maps

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Marketing

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Shoe Dog
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Mini Habits
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Algorithmic

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Artificial Life: A Report from the Frontier Where Computers Meet Biology
Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
The Laws of Simplicity
Coders at Work
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Designing Products People Love: How Great Designers Create Successful Products
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Typographic Design: Form and Communication
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