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   wdc 4:59 am on May 13, 2009

   Truly a very inspiring article.The approach of asymmetrical design to gain perfection is true in many sense.
   Great Article…..thanks again

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   sunstreak 8:36 am on June 10, 2009

   Great article. Living in Japan I could really see the ideas of Wabi-sabi that are being mentioned.

   The Golden Ration is also a wonderful idea to incorporate into the equation of designing through balancing perfection/imperfection.

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   i-ex 12:25 pm on July 06, 2009

   We made russian translation of this article:

   “Красота несовершенства”:http://www.internet-expert.ru/news/articles/155/

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   Mark Carter 11:24 am on October 02, 2009

   Wonderful to encounter Wabi-Sabi in this context. Yes, really nice thinking about ‘heart’ in the context of web design.

   Much food for thought … thanks for the great post.

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   dorait 4:10 pm on April 01, 2010

   I always wondered why I loved fonts that look like handwriting, hand drawn/scanned illustrations in presentations and slight imperfections. I think they make things a little bit more human.

   I never comprehended why. Reading about Wabi Sabi and the mention of shobuye helps a bit. I like the article at several levels and I love the discussion.

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