Simple and Clean

Medium

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作者：Jason Stirman
翻译：小宁OPEN
来源：Medium

Medium’s design is often praised as being “simple and clean.” While I think our design team deserves the compliment, there’s an important distinction to make here.

Medium 的设计经常因其“简单和简洁”而被称赞。虽然我认为我们的设计团队值得赞美，但这两个概念却有着本质的区别。

Simplicity is the lack of complexity. Simple things are straightforward and easily understood. Simplicity is about the experience.

简单即复杂性的减少。简单的事物直接且容易理解。简单关乎使用体验。

Cleanliness is a design aesthetic. Clean designs are often sparse with ample whitespace. Cleanliness is about the look.

简洁是一种设计美学。简洁的设计经常通过使用大量的留白来彰显内容简洁。简洁关乎外观感受。

Less buttons, switches, and options do not make something simple. In fact, it can lead to the opposite. I love Medium’s clean design, but I think we can continue to make the interface simpler to use.

更少的按钮、开关和选项并没有使事物变得简单。实际上，它甚至会导致相反。我喜欢 Medium 的简洁设计，但我认为我们还可以进一步把界面设计得更加简单易用。

A good goal for product designers to strive for is requisite complexity, just enough necessary complexity to make something easily understood.

产品设计师追求的一个合理目标应该是必要的复杂性，恰当复杂性会使事物变得更加容易理解。