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> [The best design tool is a long eraser with a pencil at one end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/the-best-design-tool-is-a-long-eraser-with-a-pencil-at-one-end/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

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## Other authors on Best design

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## More by Marty Neumeier

> [The best design tool is a long eraser with a pencil at one end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/the-best-design-tool-is-a-long-eraser-with-a-pencil-at-one-end/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [Brand is not what you say it is. It’s what they say it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/brand-is-not-what-you-say-it-is-it-s-what-they-say-it-is/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [You can't be a leader by following a leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/you-can-t-be-a-leader-by-following-a-leader/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [A brand is a person’s gut feeling about a product, service or organization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/a-brand-is-a-person-s-gut-feeling-about-a-product-service-or/)

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> [“Sift through threats for hidden possibilities. Every threat carries with it the potential for innovation. The problem of obesity contains the possibility of new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/sift-through-threats-for-hidden-possibilities-every-threat-carries/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [Cultures are naturally resistant to change. The same shared mental models that allow large numbers of people to work together efficiently can also keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/cultures-are-naturally-resistant-to-change-the-same-shared-mental/)

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> [A brand is a person's perception. Of course, it makes marketers nervous to think that marketing is out of their control, but that's why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/a-brand-is-a-person-s-perception-of-course-it-makes-marketers-nervous/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [“Make a sketch, construct a model, or assemble a prototype. Then another. And another. With each attempt, you’ll reveal new possibilities for innovation. Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/make-a-sketch-construct-a-model-or-assemble-a-prototype-then-another/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [“Creativity is the discipline you use when you don’t know the answers, when you’re traveling to parts unknown. On this type of journey, missteps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/creativity-is-the-discipline-you-use-when-you-don-t-know-the-answers/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [I see "demand creation" as a 20th-century construct that's bound up with advertising. It's an outmoded view of marketing that says, "First, we build…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/i-see-demand-creation-as-a-20th-century-construct-that-s-bound-up/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [To achieve originality we need to abandon the comforts of habit, reason, and the approval of our peers, and strike out in new directions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/to-achieve-originality-we-need-to-abandon-the-comforts-of-habit/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [“The cave you fear to enter, goes the ancient proverb, holds the treasure you seek.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/the-cave-you-fear-to-enter-goes-the-ancient-proverb-holds-the/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [Convincing isn't really possible in an age of customer control. Customers hold most of the cards today. They have good visibility into their choices,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/convincing-isn-t-really-possible-in-an-age-of-customer-control/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [The most innovative designers consciously reject the standard option box and cultivate an appetite for thinking wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/the-most-innovative-designers-consciously-reject-the-standard-option/)

[Marty Neumeier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marty-neumeier/)

> [Designers don't actually solve problems. They work through them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marty-neumeier/designers-don-t-actually-solve-problems-they-work-through-them/)

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