John Maeda
John Maeda (born 1966) is an American executive, designer, technologist. His work explores the area where business, design, and technology merge to make space for the «humanist technologist.»
Maeda served as the President of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) from June 2008 until December 2013.
John Maeda, the former president of the Rhode Island School of Design, is dedicated to linking design and technology. Through the software tools, web pages and books he creates, he spreads his philosophy of elegant simplicity.
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Other references
The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
TED Designing_for Simplicity – John Maeda
https://www.ted.com/speakers/john_maeda