Design... is the integration of technological, social, and economical requirements, biological necessities, and the psychological effects of materials, shape, color, volume and… — Laszlo Moholy-Nagy Copy Share Image
Nuclear weapons need large facilities, but genetic engineering can be done in a small lab. You can't regulate every lab in the… — Stephen Hawking Copy Share Image
Structure influences behavior. Design spaces that make you feel "you are welcome here and that you came to the right place." — Peter Block Copy Share Image
Les femmes et les hommes ne vivent pas sur le me" me plan. Women and men do not live according to the… — Boris Vian Copy Share Image
We don't do focus groups - that is the job of the designer. It's unfair to ask people who don't have a… — Jonathan Ive Copy Share Image
“God doesn't create imitations, so He designed you naturally. It’s ungratefulness to dream of putting on unnatural self. You have no right… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
You'll never see me with a precision flick of eyeliner. Messy eyeliner became my thing by accident rather than design. If you… — Edie Campbell Copy Share Image
My next thought concerned the choice of an impression, or effect, to be conveyed: and here I may as well observe that,… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
Living through the 1929 Great Depression helped shape my social conscience. During this time, I realized the earth was still the same… — Jacque Fresco Copy Share Image
Design does matter. And not necessarily in a way that people realize. A lot of what you do, people take for granted… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
Having made up my mind, I went to see Steve [Jobs]. I brought a hand-drawn sketch with me, and I said, "Please… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
I can't wait to design the performance. I want to make a moment that is about much more than me. Performing in… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people overlook the importance of the menu as a marketing tool and a way of communicating to… — Joe Bastianich Copy Share Image
If any man whatsoever hath carried on the design of deposing the King and disinheriting his posterity; or if any man hath… — Oliver Cromwell Copy Share Image
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building,… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
Modern PCs are horrible. ACPI is a complete design disaster in every way. But we're kind of stuck with it. If any… — Linus Torvalds Copy Share Image
I think it is really important to have a sense of business. As a designer you can get so wrapped up in… — Tommy Hilfiger Copy Share Image
There's a very important aspect to all my work, now more than ever, which is tying the interior design and architecture with… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
Usually, when we talk about creativity, it’s about self-expression, which is great, but for work to be art or design, there has… — Austin Kleon Copy Share Image
I've been playing video games since I was 10 years old, and I think it's important to play games if you want… — David Cage Copy Share Image
Carry a notebook and write down examples of good and poor design. After a week, you'll begin to realize that nearly everything… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
I moved to New York and went to art school at Parsons School of Design. Became a photographer. Became a creative consultant. — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
The nature of the hybrid research/design model means that we often can see design efforts as attempts not to concretize the outcomes… — Paul Dourish Copy Share Image
You can never let your data dictate design. If you do, you end up following what people currently do and never innovating. — Aza Raskin Copy Share Image
When we were designing 'Mario Kart 64,' we wanted it to feel like the player is controlling an RC car. If you… — Hideki Konno Copy Share Image
I think with my hands. I design things to be touched-not for a museum. A piece is ready when it has the… — Eva Zeisel Copy Share Image
Go to the source for ideas, go to the Metropolitan Museum, find your inspiration in nature, go to the Museum of Natural… — Van Day Truex Copy Share Image
Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Pedestrians and cyclists are squeezed by planners into narrow and often dangerous spaces - the afterthoughts of urban design. — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
Apple embodies a lot of what have been defined as feminine traits: an emphasis on intuitive design, intellect, a strong sense of… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
Most large mistakes in organizational design come from putting the individual ambitions of the people at the top of the organization ahead… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
...it occurred to her how some people continued through no design of one's own to be in one's life while others might… — Susan Minot Copy Share Image
The typical project design time for a large company like IBM - and they keep track of this - is a little… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
The nature of design is to synthesize disparate perspectives and create a richer end product through collaboration and iteration. — Jens Martin Skibsted Copy Share Image
It is the duty of machines and those who design them to understand people. It is not our duty to understand the… — Donald A. Norman Copy Share Image
God's design in our pain enables us to look back and say: He loves me enough to take me where I would… — Paul David Tripp Copy Share Image
Despite its simple and humble design, Zik is certainly today one of our most successful products in terms of intuitive ergonomics. — Philippe Starck Copy Share Image
There's always time to do things that you're passionate about. ... If my name helps get something out there that I believe… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
My most recent project for The Sims Label (2011 – 2012) involved creating detailed Flash mockups exploring game play and UI designs… — Patrick Kelly Copy Share Image
Great design will not sell an inferior product, but it will enable a great product to achieve its maximum potential. — Thomas Watson, Jr Copy Share Image