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title: "5 Design Going Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The products we design are going to be ridden in, sat upon, looked at, talked into, activated, operated, or in some way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-dreyfuss/the-products-we-design-are-going-to-be-ridden-in-sat-upon-looked-at/)

[Henry Dreyfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-dreyfuss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/henry-dreyfuss-53394_activate_the-products-we-design-are-going-to-be-r_196923.jpg)

> [Some people said, 'Oh you're going to become a fine artist now and do exhibits and stuff.' But I have no desire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-sagmeister/some-people-said-oh-you-re-going-to-become-a-fine-artist-now-and-do/)

[Stefan Sagmeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-sagmeister/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/stefan-sagmeister-13596_art_some-people-said-oh-you-re-going-to-beco_292755.jpg)

> [I'm always conscious of the context, the history, the specific environment of anything that I design and what it is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bierut/i-m-always-conscious-of-the-context-the-history-the-specific/)

[Michael Bierut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bierut/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/michael-bierut-10873_conscious_i-m-always-conscious-of-the-context-the_529966.png)

> [I've always known I wanted to be in design somehow. It was going to be architecture, but I would've had to quit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldis-hodge/i-ve-always-known-i-wanted-to-be-in-design-somehow-it-was-going-to-be/)

[Aldis Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldis-hodge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/aldis-hodge-8186_acting_i-ve-always-known-i-wanted-to-be-in-desi_909445.jpg)

> [I think there's always something about design that is going to be very difficult for more than a small fraction of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khoi-vinh/i-think-there-s-always-something-about-design-that-is-going-to-be/)

[Khoi Vinh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khoi-vinh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/khoi-vinh-21646_design_i-think-there-s-always-something-about-d_2887798.png)

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