“少即是多”这个理念和希腊剧作家欧里庇得斯说过的一句话一样：几何是很强大有力的，可是一旦几何和艺术结合起来，它的魅力无人能抗拒。 “少即是多”这个说法最先出现在英国诗人罗伯特•布朗宁1855年写的一首诗中，后来著名的德裔美籍简约派建筑师L u d w i g M i e s v a n d e r R o h e把它变得更为知名。“少即是多”意味着简单、清晰和把多余的外层剥离掉来展示最原本的信息，而不是增加多余的外层，产生迷惑或混乱的信息。 设计拥有一种能力， 能传达文字所无法表达的意思。少即是多则是设计的黄金法则，即更少的表达蕴含更多的想象，更少的设计折射更多的想法。 《少即是多 减法设计》一书就是对这一理念的完美呈现，告诉读者如何以最本质的方式去传达最重要的理念，用视觉传达的观点和削减不必要元素的可持续设计方法达到意想不到的效果。

《少即是多：北欧自由生活意见》针对当前经济低增长时代的新情况，提出了一种理想的生活方式和全新幸福观，即“少即是多”——“少一点物质占有，多一些精神体验。”这是一种类似《断舍离》的使生活更轻松的人生整理术。我们生活在一个全新的时代。拼命赚钱，再把钱努力花掉，像这样用力“加速”的时代慢慢结束，整个社会正逐渐进入减速时代。在新的时代，怎样生活才能获得幸福快乐？为了找出答案，《少即是多：北欧自由生活意见》作者本田直之前往“世界幸福排行榜”前几名的北欧各国，采访当地居民，发现他们都摈弃了旧有的物质至上主义价值观，崇尚物质简朴、精神丰盈的“Lessismore（少即是多）”简单生活方式，更为珍视精神和体验带来的幸福感，并将时间与金钱投入其中。

Now available for the first time in paperback, the best-selling "What is Graphic Design?" explores all the issues that shape design today: economics, ethics, technology, theory, and developments in other arts. It looks at how graphic design has evolved over the centuries, from the development of book printing in medieval Germany to the present day, including magazines, corporat...(展开全部)

Now available for the first time in paperback, the best-selling "What is Graphic Design?" explores all the issues that shape design today: economics, ethics, technology, theory, and developments in other arts. It looks at how graphic design has evolved over the centuries, from the development of book printing in medieval Germany to the present day, including magazines, corporat...(展开全部)

From Socrates to Thoreau, most philosophers, moralists, and religious leaders have seen frugality as a virtue and have associated simple living with wisdom, integrity, and happiness. But why? And are they right? Is a taste for luxury fundamentally misguided? If one has the means to be a spendthrift, is it foolish or reprehensible to be extravagant? In this book, Emrys Westacott...(展开全部)

From Socrates to Thoreau, most philosophers, moralists, and religious leaders have seen frugality as a virtue and have associated simple living with wisdom, integrity, and happiness. But why? And are they right? Is a taste for luxury fundamentally misguided? If one has the means to be a spendthrift, is it foolish or reprehensible to be extravagant? In this book, Emrys Westacott...(展开全部)

What is Graphic Design For? is a major new graphic design handbook, which extends the issues raised in the bestselling original What is Graphic Design? This guide to the world of graphic design, explores all the issues that shape contemporary design: economics; ethics; technology; multimedia communication; theory and developments in other fields that impact globally on local c...(展开全部)

In the spirit of Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock , a social critique of our obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction and regret. This paperback includes a new P.S. section with author interviews, insights, features, suggested readings, and more. Whether we’re buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, ap...(展开全部)