Glossary
Reducing
A formation technique based on using as little material as possible to maximise the expressive clarity of each chosen element.
“Reducing forces selective thinking: if this stem is removed, does the design speak more clearly? Every material must earn its place.”
Reducing is the practical application of the Economy of Material principle. When fewer materials are used, each one carries more expressive weight. The technique forces selective thinking: if this stem is removed, does the design speak more clearly? Reducing is not about sparseness for its own sake - it is about ensuring that every material present is earning its place. It is the formation technique most closely identified with the formal-linear tradition.
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