Less is More and More is Less

Yet another play-with-words question. "Less is more" is related to the philosophy of minimalism as having less is in fact meaningful. In design sense, very basic lines and planes are organized in such a way that they look pleasant, clean, at ease and understood. It's often related to modern design as they may look more futuristic rather than traditional or cultural influenced designs. The intriguing part of "less is more" is it's ability to function similarly to that of conventional designs. However, even having less is more, there's a fall in details which may not be of suiting to certain crowds. Take for example, a living room.



Such design may look appealing to the more later generation as oppose to the more traditional folks. And i quite agree that even though minimalist design are appealing, it lacks the details and the accents of homeliness. But that's another argument. Less is more comes into handy at these times where people are looking for a more simplistic design rather than the old conventional wardrobe and zinc rooftops.

More is less. The slight twist of words changes the whole meaning. It was hard to decipher the meaning on this particular one though. Less is more was quite straight forward. It could mean that (doing) "more with less". Having an idea of more with very little input is wizardry. It's what attracts a lot of people on the idea of minimalism.



The above poster depicts the so called "flux-capacitor" in the movie Back to the Future. It's what drives the whole plot of the movie. Without it, Emmett Brown wouldn't have discovered time travelling and that's how significant this portrayal is. And they say, you're getting more with very little.