Good design is as lit­tle design as possible.

– Dieter Rams

Mod­ernism was and still is the search for truth, the search for integrity, the search for cul­tural stim­u­la­tion and enrich­ment of the mind. Mod­ernism was never a style, but an attitude.

– Massimo Vignelli
http://italicsblog.com/2013/03/06/modernism/

 is known for its simple beauty, clarity of instruction, and especially its emphasis on design not as decoration but an essential form of communication.