Less is More

If "elegance" in design is doing more with less, how will the New Balance 890 accomplish this?

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---Less is definitely more when is comes to running shoes. You want a comfortable shoe that doesn't slow you down. So one must try to cut as much weight as possible without sacrificing practicality.

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---For example they tried to find a new foam for their midsole that wouldn't sacrifice feel or durability. They also found a way to reduce the cushion in the tongue without the comfort being affected. They even changed the laces in order to make the pressure on the tongue more comfortable.
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---So these small changes make a huge noticable difference. The designers took a very smart route in designing this shoe. They first thought of what they were trying to accomplish. They then designed each piece of the shoe individually so that it was as light and praticle as possible. They then scetched the shoe and placed all the pieces that they designed together to form the shoe. The look that they went for is what they thought runners outside of the shoe-designing industry would want their shoe to look like.