Weston Middle School
Technology/Engineering Course Materials
A design is said to be elegant if it is the simplest possible design that does the job.
From Latin elegant-, elegans; from Latin eligere to select
Here is an example of an elegant web page design:
For Apple Computer, its famed elegance in design is as much about what to leave out as about what to include.
Elegance in bridge design:
- Zakim Bridge, Boston ( Christian Menn )
- The Art of Structural Design- A Swiss Legacy
Revised
April 2007 by Jonathan Dietz,
dietzj@mail.weston.org