Simplicity is not a matter of dumbing things down. Simplicity is when someone takes care of the details.

“Web sites are functionally confusing because they’re not delicate enough, because they were not designed with enough care. While web sites need to become simpler, simplicity is not a matter of dumbing things down. In contrary. Simplicity is when someone takes care of the details.” – Oliver Reichenstein

This quote is from iA’s article “What’s Next in Web Design?”

1. There is a delicate balance between the simplicity of use and the complexity of usefulness
2. Simplicity vs. Clarity
3. Simplicity is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations
4. In the end, simplicity for its own sake should not be the goal
5. Why should we all suffer an interface that is unusable?