Onur Cobanliexplains:
Begin your design with rough ideas or materials, then remove what does not serve the intended purpose. Every design begins as raw, unformed material full of extra elements. By stripping away everything that doesn't belong, what's left is the actual design. Your process of removing the unnecessary reveals the true form of what you are creating. As unnecessary elements disappear, the useful structure becomes clearer and easier to understand. Think it like a sculpture, remove the unnecessary elements from the marble and you will get a statue.
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