How Japanese Minimalism Changed Software Design

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Japanese minimalism. It's an art form that has impacted our physical and digital lives. We see software companies, such as Apple, religiously adopt this simplistic design. Why is that? What’s the psychology behind it? If I was a developer or designer, why should I care? In this video, I cover the origins of Japanese minimalism, how it has impacted today's technology, and how we can all implement this style in our software design to upgrade the user experience. Share ideas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoebe-yu-629825188/ Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf24NqA1lAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NGNXV6hCAs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVGYrKoC6VM Sources (videos) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlQJjs2Wm3Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XjuE-2k1z8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ed_V-DaVSI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h71kUZBoD2s&t=320s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQBKseozuY&t=176s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGPG8vxnMy8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddjy_hTO7Tc&t=7s Source (articles) https://sympli.io/blog/the-art-of-minimalism-in-ui-design https://blog.froont.com/brief-history-of-web-design-for-designers/ https://death-pj.com/ https://asia-archive.si.edu/japan-the-apple-of-steve-jobs-eye/ https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1282109/FULLTEXT01.pdf%23page%3D16#page=16 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/computer-science/articles/10.3389/fcomp.2021.617056/full You're busy, I gotchu 0:00 - So many questions 0:59 - What's the history of Japanese minimalism? 1:56 - How does Zen Buddhism relate? 3:03 - Impact of minimalism today? 3:54 - Impact on Apple products 5:36 - Impact on Google and other tech/software 6:20 - What's "Danshari"? 6:58 - What's the science and UX behind minimalism? 9:28 - Why should developers and designers care?