Why subtraction improves interface design?

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A thoughtful piece on how “good taste” in design often comes from subtraction, not decoration, with a nice reminder that removing the wrong thing is harder than adding one more layer.

https://uxdesign.cc/a-fantastic-voyage-the-illusion-of-good-taste-the-art-of-subtraction-c5db6b1367bf?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4

this image captures the article’s quiet point about subtraction better than the title does.

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Look — subtraction is great until it deletes the “escape hatch. ” I’ve watched teams “clean up” an interface and quietly remove the one thing that let users recover when something went sideways.