Clarify design goals

dgeb · dgeb · commit 88852c310a24 · 2014-06-12T05:50:23.000-04:00
State balance between efficiency, readability, flexibility and discoverability.
diff --git a/format/index.md b/format/index.md
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ title: "Format"
 ## Introduction <a href="#introduction" id="introduction" class="headerlink"></a>
 
 JSON API is a specification for how a client should request that resources be
-fetched or modified and how a server should respond to those requests. JSON API
-is designed to minimize both the number of requests and the amount of data
-transmitted between clients and servers.
+fetched or modified and how a server should respond to those requests. 
+
+JSON API is designed to minimize both the number of requests and the amount of
+data transmitted between clients and servers. This efficiency is achieved
+without compromising readability, flexibility, and discoverability.
 
 JSON API requires use of the JSON API media type
 ([`application/vnd.api+json`](http://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/application/vnd.api+json)) 
