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Contents
Preface
1 ReconstruMcitinnigm alism1
JohMn. C arroll
1.1L esIssM ore 2
1.2I teraDteisvieg n3
1.3T heH umanN eedf orS ensMea king 5
1.4M anagiDnegs ign7
1.5S caliUpn:gTh e "SimpDloem ainC"h alleng8e
1.6D esiRgant ional1e1
17. Reflectioontn hseF uture1 2
2 Principanlde Hse urisftiocDrse signinMgi nmialiIsnts truction1 9
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2.1 Princi1p:Cl heo osaenA ction-OrAipepnrtoeadc h2 1
2.2P rinc2i:pA lnec hotrh Teo oiln t hTea sDko main 28
2.3P rinc3ip:Sl uep poErrtr oRre cogniatnidoR ne cover3y3
2.4 Princ4ip:Sl uep poRreta ditnogD o,S tudayn,dL ocate4 2
2.5C onclusi4o6n
3 Ten MisconcepatiboonusMt i nimalis5m5
JohMn. C arroalnldH ansv and erM eij
3.1M inimalMiesamn Bsr evit5y7
3.2M inimalMiesamn s IncomInpsltreutcet iAonnaally se5s9
3.3M inimalMiesamn Tsr ial-andL-eEarrrnoirn 6g3
3.4M inimalDiosems NSoutp poPreto pWhloe Learbny
Reading6 6
35. MinimaliOsvme remphaEsrirzoerss 7 0
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3.6M inimalIisJs ums Atn othWeorr df oJro bA ids 72
3.7M inimalWiosrmk s OnlSyi mfpoDlroe m ains7 6
3.8M inimalMiesrme lRye flectthsPe r econcepotfi ons
Users7 8
3.9M inimalOiffsemr as C ompleDtoec umentaStoilount io8n0
3.10M inimalHiassmN oT heoretFiocuanld atio8n1
3.11C onceptoifoM nisn imalism8 4
4 ExplorMiinimnagli sm TodayA: V iewfr omt heP ractitioner's
Window 91
PatriAc.Hi a.A nson
4.1 WhyN ow?W hatI sD rivithnegM inimalIinsitt iati9v2e ?
4.2A pplyiMnign imaltiosM me etI ndusTtrrye nds9 4
4.3A MinimalMiestth odolfoogFrya cilitCaotnitneagnn td
DelivSeyrys tem Defini9t6 ion
4.4T heA lignmBeenttw eMeinn imalMiestth odolaongdy
MinimalDiosctu meDnets ign9 7
4.5H owH ewlett-PaIcnkcaorrdp orMaitneidm alMiestth odology
witMhi nimalDiosctu meDnets ign1 01
4.6W hatI st hFeu tuorfeM inimalism1?1 3
5 Follow-ounpT rainingin Minimalism:H owA reT echnical
CommunicaUtsoinrgsMi nimalism? 119
StephaRnoisee nbaum
5.1D escripotfti hoMeni nimalDiessti Cgonu rse1 20
5.2 ProbPleeompsEl nec ountered MSitnuidmyailnigs 1m2 2
5.3T heF ollowS-tuupd y1 24
5.4I n-DepItnht ervwiietwPhsa rticipa1n3t5s
5.5C onclusainodnR se commendatio1n4s1
AppendDiext:a iolfC so urseT opics1 45
6 ChoosingM ianim alistA pproafcohEr xp ert Users1 49
JoAnTn. H ackos
6.1 CharacteroifEs xtpiecUrsst e risnth eL ighotfM inimalist
Design 151
6.2Th e PVI CasSet udy1 56
6.3A MinimalAipsptr oatcohS oftwareD esign1 75
6.4C ategoorfiM eisn imalIinsfto rmaDteisoing n1 76
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7 MinimalifsomCr o mpleTxa sks 179
BarbaMriar e!
7.1 RepreseCnotmipnlgTe axs kastt hAep proprIinastter uctional
Level1 82
7.2C ommonseonrsP er agmaKtniocw ledg19e0
7.3C ogniFtlievxei bi1l9i7ty ·
7.4A dvancLeeda rnOibnjge ctainvdOe bss tatcolA ecsh ieving
Them 201
7.5 SummaritzhiRene gl evaonfMc ien imalfioCsrom m plex
Tasks2 06
7.6 ComplTeaxs kasn dM inimaDliirsetc tfiotorhn es
Futur2e0 7
8 Minimaliins mT echniCcoamlm unicatSioomneI: s suteos
Conside2r1 9
JaniRceed ish
8.1 ExpandtihnMegi nimaMloidseotlf t hUes er2 21
8.2D eveloping UsDeorc-uOmreinetnatt2ei33do n
8.3C onclusWihoaNnto: w f oMri nimali2s4m3?
9 Layeriansag S afeNtye tf oMinri malistD ocumnettaion 247
DaviKd.F arkas
9.1 TheR isiknM inimaDloicsutm enta2t4i8o n
9.2L ayeriinPn rgi anntdE lectrDoonciucm en2t5s0
9.3 Procedu2r5e1s
9.4 LayerMiinngi maPlrioscte du2r5e3s
9.5 Tutoria26l0s
9.6 PerformanceH eSlpu p2p6o2r t
9.7 Task-BvaesresdIu nst erfacDeo-cBuamseendt at26i5o n
9.8 GhostTeodp iAc Hsy:b rHiedl Dpe sig2n7 0
10O ptimizintgh Jeo inHta ndlinogfM anuaaln dS cree2n7 5
Hanvsa nd eMre ij
101. CoordinIantfiovrem at2i7o5n
10.C2o ordinIantfiovrem aatsTi eoxnt 2 77
10.C3o odrinativeI nformaatsTi eoxantn dP ictu2r8e1
10.E4m pirSitcuadly 2 92
10.C5 oncluasnidDo ins cuss3i0o3n
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11M inimaliAs Qmu:a liSttyr atfeogSryu cces3s1 1
KarLl.S mart
11.A1 pproatcohQ eusa laintdty o D ocumentat3i13o n
11.D2o cumentaasat Q iuoanl Iistsyu 3e1 7
11.M3 inimalaisa sQ mu alRietys pons3e18
114. ImplemeQnutailnaignt dMy i nimaliins m
Documenta3ti22o n
12T heArt of MinimaCloinssmtru:ctin g aR hetoricTahle oryo f
ComputDeorc umentati3o2n7
RobeRr.Jt o hnson
12.D1i scovMeirniinmga lPirsomm:ia snedPs r oblfeomUrss er
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12.R2 efigurMiinngi maalsia sR mh etorArti:c Aa Tlh eoretical
Rationa3l3e0
123. TheR hetorCiocmapllo efTx e chnolAo Cgoyn:c eptual
Framewfoortrkh Arte ofM inimalDiosctu mentat3i31o n
12.A4 MinimalidsArt t -oAfUi sdeer-CenCtoemrpeudt er
Documentat33i5o n
12.P5o tenPtiitaflaa nldPl lsa cfeoGsrr owth3 42
12.C6o nclus3i4o4n
13P racticaPlr obleamnsdP roposSeodl utioinn Dse signAinctigo n
CenterDeodc umentatio3n4 9
StepWh.eD nr aper
13.P1r actPircoabll em35s0
13.I2 dentiUfynidnegr lPyriinngc fiopMrli ensim alis3m5 8
13.E3 xtendMiinngi maltioMs omr Dei fficuClats es3 65
13.T4h eK eyD esiDgenc isfiooArnc st ion-Centered
Documenta3ti69o n
13.C5o nclusion 372
14Mi nimalism:A Casoe fIn formatioTnr ansfine Tre chnical
Communicatio3n7 5
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14.S1o mFea ctSourgsg esHtoiwnM gi nimaliGsami nEendtr eien to
TechnCiocmamlu nicat3i7o6n
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14.P2 roblienHm osw t hPer ofesHsaisDo ing esttheOedu tside
InformatoifMo inn imali3s85m
14.I3n C onclnu si3o87
15Mi nimalismAn: Agendfao Rre searacnhdP ractice3 93
GreKge arsley
15.T1h eT heoreGtaipcsa 3l9 4
15.P2 ractCiocnacle rn3s97
15.F3u rtQhueers tio4n0s0
154 ReseaNrecehd ed4 03
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AppendRiexv:i ewGse,n erDali scussiaonndsA ,p plicastio ofn
Minimalism Sinc1e9 90 407
FaithM cAC.r eaarnyJd o hMn. C arroll
LisotfC ontribu4t1o1r s
Index4 13
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Preface
Earliny m y techniccaarle eIrw ,as f ortuntaotb ee comien volvienad
projeicntv estighaotwi pnego pllee arnt ou sew hatw ouldn ow be
regardaesrd o utine coampppultiecra tliiokwneos r,dp rocessIoh rasd.
excellceonltl ea(gCuleasy tLoenw iRso,b erMta cka,n dl atMearr yB eth
Rossoann)d r icohp portuntiolt eiaearsbn outth eu seo ft echnolWoeg y.
quickly tumtoba l seidm palned o bvioruesa lizapteioopnel:xe p erience
difficultiinte hse ssei tuatbieoncsa uosfet heisrt rateagnidep sl asn,
deductiaonndis n ferenpcreisok,rn owledagnede xpertTihsiees.l emen
taryg limpisnett oh ena tuorfep ractliecaarln sipnagr kmeadn ye mpirical
studiaensdd esipgrno jecatnsde, n gaguesdw itah largnee tworko f
colleagTuherso.u gthh e1 980ts,h ew orko ft hicso mmunihtye lpetod
changien strucatniddo onc umentadteisoinpg rna ctices.
In 1994I,w ash onorbeydt hAes sociaftoiCroo nm putiMnagc hinery'S
SpecIianlt erGersotu opn D ocumenta(tAiCoMnS IGDOCw)i tiht Rsi ga
Awardg,i vefno rc ontribuotvieoarn nsu mbeorf y eartso t hefi elds
ofd ocumentaItnim oyn c.a steh,ea warwda sf oTr heN urnbeFrugn nel
(MITP res1s9,9 0a)n dt hem inimaalpipsrto atcoih n strucatniddo onc u
mentatdieosnc riibnte hda bto okI.w entto B anffi nO ctobteorr eceive
thaew aradn dt op reseanl te ctautrt eh SeI GDOCm eetinIdg sr.o vbea ck
tot hea irpoirnCt a lgawriyt ah g roufpr otmh ceo nferetnhcaietn cluded
StephaRnoisee nbauSmt.e phasnuigeg esttheadIto rganiaz weo rkshop
onn ewd irectainodnd se velopmiennm tisn imaliTshmi.bs o oki st he
resuolftt h awto rkshop.
Thisi st hmeo mentto t akset ocokfm inimalTihseme .a rwloyr kf rom
the1 980hsa sh adi tism pacBtu.t t hep rogreosrsp ,e rhaIps sh ould
sayt hec hangoefst ,h e1 980s-biont ihn structainoddn o cumentation,
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andi nc omputseyrs teamnsd a pplicationsh-ehlapvetedo p osen ew
questiaonndst or ecaosltd o nesT.h eries n owb otht hen eeda ndt he
opportuntiopt uys hm inimalaihsema dw itrhe spetcoit t fso undatiino n
cogniteidounc,a tiaonndd, e siagnnd w itrhe spetcoit t asp plicaitnia o n
broadrearn goeft askasn dt echnolcoognyt exts.
Stephansiueg'gse stciaomnea ta goodt imfeo rm e.I h ads pentth e
summeorf 1 99v3i sitTiwnegn tUen iversiintt hyeN etherlaannddhs a d
establias choeldl aborwaittihoH na nsv and erM eijO.u rt wop apers
clarifytihnemg i nimalist aaprperr eoparcihn hteerdeB .o tphu shb eyond
TheN urnbge Frunnienlp rovidmionrge s pecigfiuci dantcoep racti
tionewrhsow ish-tom-i-nuismea lainsdms pecicfilca rificattopi roancst i
tionearnsd r esearcwhheor se ncountceorn flicting desacnrdi ptions
interpretations.
Thet imiwnags a lsoop portuinnte h abty 1 99I4h ad( finalmleytm) o st
oft hpee opwlheo h adp layceedn trraoll iensd evelopainnddg i sseminat
ingt hmei nimalaipsptr oaIck hn.e ww hot oi nviIta es!k etdh eS ocieftyo r
TechniCcoamlm unicattioos nu ppoar tw orkshotpob rintgo gethae r
grouopf t hesree searcahnedrp sr actititoone exrcshn gaep erspectives
ande xperiewnictemhsi nimalbiesymo nTdh eN urnbegrF unnWeel m.e t
ovear w eekenidnm id-Novem1be9r9 i5n B lacksbVuirrgg,i noinat ,h e
campuosfV irgiTneicah .
If elfto rtunaaltolev earg aienx:c ellceonltl eagruiecosh,p portunities.
Minimaliisss mt idlelv elopiitin sag l;r eabdeyy onTdh eN urnbegrF unnel.
Thibso oki sa goods ummaroyfw hermei nimaliisst mo daoyf,t hec hal
lengaensd a ctivtihtanyto wd efinietB .u tt hibso oki sa lsfiol lweidt nhe w
challenagnedps o ssibifloirtw iheastm inimalicsamnb et omorroIw .
hopaen de xpetchta tth eb ookw ilglu idaen de xcittheeb roadceomrm u
nitoyfr esearcahnedpr rsa ctitiwoonrekriswn igt mhi nimalism.
Ia m gratetfout lh eS ocieftoyTr e chniCcoamlm unicatfioosrnp onsor
ingt hew orkshoIpt .h antkh ea uthofrosrs ustaitnhiewn ogr kshgoopa ls
ands pirdiutr intgh ey earf ollowtihnegw orkshoaps,w e wrotaen d
rewrocthea pteIrp sa.r ticualcakrnloyw leGdignen Rye disahn dH ans
vand erM eijw,h ok epmte ont racwki tht imelpyr,a ctiacnadlw ,i se
adviactec ritimcoamle nts.
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