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"It seems that perfection is attained, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away."

Great quote - It reminds me of the story of when Michelangelo unveiled the statue of David, someone asked him how he managed to create such a masterpiece and Michelangelo answered "It was simple, I just chipped away all the rock that wasn't David".

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"To clarify, add detail" - E. Tufte

I don't think reduction only leads to perfection. If it would be, then our starting point must always be the right one. But in practice you start somewhere, reduce, move forward, add stuff, move sideways, try out and test. Sometimes you need to add stuff to make it clearer to your users.

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