Minimalism Benefits Our Lives Do you remember when the time Apple Company’s electronic products emerged was? How do you feel when you see people around you are holding iPhone, Apple Mac, or iPod? When did you have the first Apple product? Why do you choose Apple? What makes you switch from other brands to Apple? If you have answers like “because Apple’s products look good and they are easy to realize what I want.” in your mind, then you already have a sense of what is minimalism.
Generally speaking, minimalism is a tool to simplify things and maximize their functionality at the same time. Minimalism is applied in various fields and we can see it everywhere. As time goes by, the keyboards of your cellphones are gone; your computers are getting …show more content…
At the first look, we can see that the iPod shuffle is very small and simple. “IPod shuffle is smaller than most pack of gum, and it weights as the same as 4 quarters which is less than an ounce.” (Steve Jobs). This feature makes it easy to carry. The iPod Shuffle is also simplified in terms of functionality. That does not mean it is not technically sophisticated, but being able to play different media types and provide high-quality music. “Although its internal hardware would support a display, recording audio, and a radio function, the iPod Shuffle does without them.”(Obendorf 9). In other words, the minimalism is also presented in the iPod Shuffle in terms of the interface structure. This product provides the most user-friendly service to customers so that users are able to control the device easily and fast, which makes it possible for users to use it without looking at the manual. You can shuffle your songs while you are driving or working out by just pressing a single button. The functional simplicity of the iPod Shuffle is not the only reason that its access structure is so simple. Another essential aspect of the iPod Shuffle is that it is never designed to be used alone. Instead, the iTunes music manager provides a function called “autofill” that can automatically put your favorite songs into a playlist. Therefore, the responsibilities are shared between iTunes and the iPod Shuffle: iTunes is used to select …show more content…
When you come across a complicated equation with many large and repeated numbers, the first thing you want to do is to simplify it because that’s the only way to make the equation more readable and clearer. For example, if we want to know the mathematical relation between x and y for 360x + 90x – 150y = 300, what we are expected to do is first to merge 360x + 90x into 450x and then to divide by 150, therefore we can get 3x + y = 1. The second equation looks neat and easy compared to the first equation because the process of reduction is where we apply mathematical minimalism, which helps us identify the unambiguous form of the equation. We have been learning math since our adolescent ages, and minimalism is a major tool that applied in math. Here, minimalism is applied to make the math problem clearer and friendlier, which is a way to express the elegance of mathematics. “It is beautiful when it reveals the heart of the matter.” (Obendorf
Generally speaking, minimalism is a tool to simplify things and maximize their functionality at the same time. Minimalism is applied in various fields and we can see it everywhere. As time goes by, the keyboards of your cellphones are gone; your computers are getting …show more content…
At the first look, we can see that the iPod shuffle is very small and simple. “IPod shuffle is smaller than most pack of gum, and it weights as the same as 4 quarters which is less than an ounce.” (Steve Jobs). This feature makes it easy to carry. The iPod Shuffle is also simplified in terms of functionality. That does not mean it is not technically sophisticated, but being able to play different media types and provide high-quality music. “Although its internal hardware would support a display, recording audio, and a radio function, the iPod Shuffle does without them.”(Obendorf 9). In other words, the minimalism is also presented in the iPod Shuffle in terms of the interface structure. This product provides the most user-friendly service to customers so that users are able to control the device easily and fast, which makes it possible for users to use it without looking at the manual. You can shuffle your songs while you are driving or working out by just pressing a single button. The functional simplicity of the iPod Shuffle is not the only reason that its access structure is so simple. Another essential aspect of the iPod Shuffle is that it is never designed to be used alone. Instead, the iTunes music manager provides a function called “autofill” that can automatically put your favorite songs into a playlist. Therefore, the responsibilities are shared between iTunes and the iPod Shuffle: iTunes is used to select …show more content…
When you come across a complicated equation with many large and repeated numbers, the first thing you want to do is to simplify it because that’s the only way to make the equation more readable and clearer. For example, if we want to know the mathematical relation between x and y for 360x + 90x – 150y = 300, what we are expected to do is first to merge 360x + 90x into 450x and then to divide by 150, therefore we can get 3x + y = 1. The second equation looks neat and easy compared to the first equation because the process of reduction is where we apply mathematical minimalism, which helps us identify the unambiguous form of the equation. We have been learning math since our adolescent ages, and minimalism is a major tool that applied in math. Here, minimalism is applied to make the math problem clearer and friendlier, which is a way to express the elegance of mathematics. “It is beautiful when it reveals the heart of the matter.” (Obendorf