"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" - commonly credited to Albert Einstein.
Simple has the power to bring change to the masses, create or revolutionize an entire industry.
Trivial has the power to bring confused looks.
Simple is the change from punch card based computers to terminals, the change from terminals to GUIs, the original iPod in sea or archaic MP3 players, or the perfect chef's knive among an army(pun intended) of swiss-army knives.
Trivial is a "Hello, World" program.
Simple is doing nothing more than absolutely needed, but doing that flawlessly.
Trivial is doing nothing.
Simple is not easy.
Trivial is easy.
For more writings on the art of simplicity, checkout some of Jason Fried's posts over at 37signals.
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