Quotes about Design

“I specialise in taking teams of designers, psychologists, usability experts, sociologists and ethnographers into the field. It's called 'corporate anthropology,' but personally I'm more comfortable with 'design research,' because I'm not an anthropologist by training.”

“I think a lot of people overlook the importance of the menu as a marketing tool and a way of communicating to the customer what the ambition of their restaurant is. Not only the typeface and the design, but what is it printed on? Is it cheap-looking? Is it the right kind of paper for that restaurant?”

“The sky is a free asset in design, and nothing unnecessary should be planted that takes away the sky.”

“As an architect, I learned to think and express myself on flat forms, on paper, and to imagine the contour of the lines of a design.”

“I don't like the collusion between high fashion design and high street. You have to know where you stand. I belong to luxury fashion. That's what I've always felt and embraced. I like the best quality, the best fabrics and the most creative field in fashion. I will stay consistent. I belong to this world.”

“Design is an expression of one's most deeply rooted internal values.”

“That's something I learned in art school. I studied graphic design in Germany, and my professor emphasized the responsibility that designers and illustrators have towards the people they create things for.”

“Through our evolution, we're so specialized for social interaction. So, if you can really design robots that can interact with people, in this very natural, interpersonal way, I think that would be great. You wouldn't have to have people read manuals, in order to operate them.”

“Design can have such a positive impact on the way people live and on their relationships and moods.”

“I studied to be an architect. And I find tremendous similarities between building a company and the design process. Businesses have to do their planning on the fly in a fashion similar to an architect sketching.”

“I won't give up my day job of design.”

“I couldn't write a happy movie or romantic comedy to save my life. Yes, Noel Coward's an idol, but his plays are serious to me. 'Private Lives' and 'Design for Living' both have an edge. Without psychoanalyzing myself, I think I exorcise my demons in my work.”

“The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it.”

“It seems to be a law of design that for every advantage introduced through redesign, there is an accompanying unintended disadvantage.”

“I like entertainment and think mastery is good, though I don't feel like a master. If a theme means having a story that's legible, then that's certainly what we do. But we don't treat design as an add-on layer.”

“If I have a style, I am not aware of it.”

“Design helps shape our everyday interactions through products, furniture, objects, or experiences.”

“The image, like the voice, came in stages. I never sat down with anyone and said, 'Let's design an image.'”

“Brizo has been my single biggest sponsor since I began as a designer. Brizo wanted to be involved in many different areas of design - they had already worked with several architects, and fashion was an area they were interested in moving into.”

“You have to design and program differently. Combat action in an MMO is so different to combat in a first-person shooter.”

“About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.”