IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Jun 1996 Open Access

Ten misconceptions about minimalism

J.M. Carroll ; H. van der Meij

Abstract

We describe ten common misconceptions about the minimalist approach to documentation design. For each, we analyze how the misconception arises from plausible interpretations of minimalist principles and heuristics. We then clarify how each misconception deviates from minimalism, as we understand it. Analysis and discussion of creative elaborations of minimalism-including "misconceptions"-can promote a sharper concept of what minimalism is.

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IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
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1996-06-01
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10.1109/47.503271
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