The utility of a bowl….
Posted on June 25, 2008
…is defined by where the bowl is not.
It’s the empty spaces that make a bowl useful. Without the empty space, a bowl would be useless; just a block of wood.
Good design is often more about what to leave out, than what to put in. If you’ve ever talked to a professional about graphic design, you’ve probably heard the term “white space” – empty space, space where content is not.
Photography is about selecting what to leave out of the frame.
Writing as well. A good book is probably that way because of careful editing, that is, removing that which does not need to be there (Can someone please tell Neal Stephenson this? Thanks!)
A life from which you remove that which is surplus, extraneous, deliberately living without some things in order to make your life better, more complete – that’s a life to celebrate.
That’s what I’m working towards here.
[Photo by Brian Hathcock]
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