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Occam's razor 0:35
A 35-second explainer of Occam's razor, narrated over the same demo you can try yourself.
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What this video covers
Occam's razor: among designs that solve the problem, the simplest one wins. Don't add elements - options, steps, decoration - beyond what the job needs; every extra is one more thing to read, maintain and get wrong.
You pared the card down past the illustration, the badge, the tagline - and it only got clearer, right up to the bare email, password and button. Strip one more and it breaks. That sweet spot - the simplest version that still works - is Occam's razor.
