The KISS Principle in Web Design - Pro Tips from Bwired

KISS PRINCIPLE IN WEB DESIGN

The KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore, simplicity should be a key goal in design, and unnecessary complexity should be avoided.

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The KISS principle

(or Keep It Simple, Stupid) states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made overly complicated.

When building a product, designing a website, creating an app, or engineering a block of code, strive for simplicity.

Having built and launched products, I have witnessed firsthand when good ideas are made irrelevant because of product complexity and the ensuing product debt that follows.

I have also seen how complex standards have been refined so that the design is left simpler and stronger as a result.

There are few commercial, intellectual, or technical reasons to make things complicated when simplicity can help you design, launch, scale, and learn faster.

I want to use examples from my time as a builder and entrepreneur to share my perspectives with you.

By sharing these lessons, I hope that you can best leverage the KISS principle in your work.

In the summer of 2014, I started a bootcamp exercise class called “Fun Social Exercise”. How this class came about and my role in developing it into a small side business underscores my love of coaching and building.

It also shows that KISS can apply to many domains in our lives – not just building technical products.