Picasso said that no one has to explain a daffodil. Good design is understandable to virtually everybody. You never have to ask… — Hugh Newell Jacobsen Copy Share Image
Good design is probably 98% common sense. Above all, an object must function well and efficiently-and getting that part right requires a… — Terence Conran Copy Share Image
It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design, and I've devoted much of my career to this. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
Good design is long-lasting! It avoids being fashionable and therefore never appears antiquated… — Dieter Rams Copy Share Image
Good design, like good painting, cooking, architecture or whatever you like, is a manifestation of the capacity of the human spirit to… — George Nelson Copy Share Image
It should look as if it has always been like that, as if Nature had made it that way. That's good design. — Sepp Holzer Copy Share Image
To me, music and fashion are the same thing. A good designer is the same as an incredible musician, and the two… — Zomby Copy Share Image
A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
Accessible design is good design - it benefits people who don't have disabilities as well as people who do. Accessibility is all… — Steve Ballmer Copy Share Image
There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature - if you look at a… — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
I like stuff designed by dead people. The old designers. They always got it right because they didn't have to grow up… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
The Homebrew Computer Club was the highlight of my life. I was too shy to ever talk in the club meeting, but… — Steve Wozniak Copy Share Image
How good the design is doesn't matter near as much as whether the design is getting better or worse. If it is… — Kent Beck Copy Share Image
The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the… — Olivier Theyskens Copy Share Image
Good design is also an act of communication between the designer and the user, except that all the communication has to come… — Donald A. Norman Copy Share Image
“Design is not style. It’s not about giving shape to the shell and not giving a damn about the guts. Good design… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
I believe that the essence of good design is its ability to sustain long term integrity, to become classic and create a… — Candice Olson Copy Share Image
Good design emphasises the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it. — Dieter Rams Copy Share Image
It's through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good. — Paula Scher Copy Share Image
It was always my goal to 'up the ante' on good design and rye devoted much of my career to this — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
Good design should follow looking into the products and reputation of clients who approach you, but this does not mean you have… — Ivan Chermayeff Copy Share Image
Good design successfully manages the tensions between user needs, technology feasibility, and business viability. — Tim Brown Copy Share Image
It's my job to know what's available from every retailer, catalog, website, antiques mall, and craftsperson. A good designer or decorator has… — Nate Berkus Copy Share Image
I had dropped a good design, which I had once bent my thoughts upon, and that was to try if I could… — Daniel Defoe Copy Share Image
A product is bought to be used. It has to satisfy certain criteria, not only functional, but also psychological and aesthetic. Good… — Dieter Rams Copy Share Image
The people have a right supreme To make their kings, for Kings are made for them. All Empire is no more than… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a good gestalt,… — Paul Rand Copy Share Image
Good design is as little design as possible. Less, but better - because it concentrates on the essential aspects, and the products… — Dieter Rams Copy Share Image
A good designer can create a design that accommodates all the constraints and still delivers an elegant, satisfying experience to the user.… — Jesse James Garrett Copy Share Image
I designed the blue box. It was very good design, very simple, easy to build, small parts. Steve was active in it,… — Steve Wozniak Copy Share Image
To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is… — Yves Behar Copy Share Image
If you remember the shape of your spoon at lunch, it has to be the wrong shape. The spoon and the letter… — Adrian Frutiger Copy Share Image
I have been called an eco-designer simply because I use wood. But I am not an eco-designer, nor does the use of… — David Trubridge Copy Share Image
A good designer has a lot in common with a good researcher. Both hunt for excellence and perfection. And you have to… — May-Britt Moser Copy Share Image
