Reacher's minimalist character is perfect.
URL shorteners are easy to build, and dozens of competitors have proliferated, with minimalist, character-conserving names like Bit.ly, Is.gd and Tr.im.
(The just announced departure of Vic Gundotra throws the future of the never-quite-viable social network itself into question). And Facebook's changes to its newsfeed over the past few years have given it room to maneuver in ways unavailable to Twitter its minimalist 140 character DNA now seeming quite restrictive.
As the design tools and film genres diversified, film ephemera design became more sophisticated; designers were allowed to be more experimental and reflect their creative style, which included characters, minimalist typography, collage, and artistic drawing, among many other elements.
That same year, Lucas Sullivan of GamesRadar named it as number one top "cult-classic franchise" that should be rebooted in a way Prince of Persia was, commenting that "despite a small cast of characters, minimalist gameplay, and some truly grueling difficulty, Another World ... resonated with gamers in ways they weren't expecting.
We are going to contain him, hold him back, make the character minimalist and economical in gesture.
As a director, too, there are recurring elements: a minimalist aesthetic, laconic but lovable characters (often played by musicians), a cool compositional remove that invites humour without sacrificing sincerity.
With minimalist art, muted colors, engaging characters and a dynamic and varied layout of art and text, "Odd Dog" presents a ridiculous story that will appeal to dog lovers everywhere — as well as fans of subversive art in the style of Jon Klassen ("I Want My Hat Back").
Arena Stage in Washington used tonal silhouettes of Rothko and his young protégé, the play's other character, in a minimalist composition.
The piece is wonderfully minimalist -- just four actors (the characters are unnamed), no set or costumes (save for preppy school uniforms), hardly any props (a long red cloth gets versatile use).
It is like a minimalist stage play — three acts, two characters, quietly redemptive.
