“A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.”
Good design is invisible; you only notice it when it is bad. These quotes come from designers, architects, and creative thinkers who understand that making something simple is usually the hardest work of all.
“I like design, I like details, to me it is just another form of self-expression.”
“A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere even the careless, the most stupid thinker.”
“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future it is something you design for the present.”
“I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons.”
“Delay always breeds danger and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.”
“I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting.”
“When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be a community design. I designed Perl, myself. It's limited by my own brain power. So I wanted Perl 6 to be a community design.”
“It would be nice to design a real briefcase - you open it up and it's your computer but it also stores your books.”
“When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.”
“Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department.”
“If you were the first person ever to design an application for the iPhone and you patented it, you would be very, very better off than we are right now, you know? But you've got to be the first one to do it. So I figured that Led Zeppelin or the Stones were going to do it unless we just got on to it. So I got cracking with the guys from Apple.”
“Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next.”
“Through all aspects of society be it art, design, the financial markets, government, technology or communications we are witnessing unprecedented global transformation - the result of which is impossible to predict.”
“Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone.”
“Designing is my hobby. If I didn't do what I do for a living - at some point when I don't do this for a living - I'll probably just do design work. I love finding really special pieces of furniture.”
“We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work and accordingly labour faithfully for him not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can.”