Chapter 10Simplicity
Is about subtracting
The obvious
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Adding the meaningful
By
John Maeda
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Think of the power of Google which runs from a simple, lightweight text input box in your web browser to access Google’s vast network of computers and databases. You are spared having to house your own massive racks of computing equipment required to process a Google query. More appears like less by simply moving it far, far away. The experience is made simpler by keeping the result local, and moving the actual work to a far away location.
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Remote servers have been the in things for a lot of business, where they can buy storage, for their program’s as well as their files, this comes with a manager to make storage feasible, but such storage comes at a price, for a small business may not be economical.
Where it is advisable to use an external hard drive in three different locations to store data, so that if one fails there is back up.
Security needs to be considered, for personal, medical, history, business data.
1. What does Maeda call the 3 keys?
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Key 1 Away = More appears like less by simply moving it far, far away
Key 2 Open = Openness simplifies complexity
Key 3 Power = Use less, gain more
2. Describe how you have used these in your work towards TEN SQUARED? Give at least one example of each key.
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Key 1 Away = More appears like less by simply moving it far, far away = using photo from same area interacting with similar visual colours and theme, using external USB stick or internet for further information
Key 2 Open = Openness simplifies complexity = with area photos a boarder adjoining a colour scheme, sourcing information using free graphic from on line information in Blog’s
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With an open system, the power of the many can outweigh the power of the few
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Key 3 Power = Use less, gain more = in one banner less photos give clear view of area taken to descript area and what is there, in the computer world wireless is more with less, batteries can now last longer then 10 hours before recharging, so can be taken into remote area’s
3. Describe an incident in the production of TEN SQUARED where technology has been an enabler…. and another where it has been a disabler!
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The programs learnt have been very helpful, but the computers when it gets the beach ball of death spiraling, time is lost if the computer crashes be saving it is time wasted
4. At this stage in the exhibition process you are all working on some element or process for the big event. List 3 things (in your current project) that you could take away to simplify and one thing you could add for meaning.
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1/ one thing to take away, is too many reels of film to choose from, with no converter compatibility to work with
2/ too take away would be fundraising at end of semester, should be done at the beginning of semester
3/ Check sponsor list, start a new one
1/ One thing to add is a converter that is compatible to work with any film file source
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