Designer Quotes · Page 23

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

— Edward Tufte

The aim of being a good designer is to have an influence. If you design furniture or lifestyle, you should influence the…

— Olivier Theyskens

I'm gonna be the first hip-hop designer and because of that, I'm gonna be bigger than Walmart.

— Kanye West

As both a fine artist and a graphic designer, I specialize in the visual presentation of words.

— John Langdon

I mean, sometimes when you do a show or a campaign with a designer, you get along with them really well and…

— Lara Stone

I wound up studying art and design, got a job at Lonely Planet Publications as a designer, cartographer and illustrator.

— Trudi Canavan

I've always said I'm not the kind of designer who likes to lock himself away in a studio and let the rest…

— Alexander Wang

As for a fashion designer, you have those very precise deadlines to keep so you have to renew yourself constantly every three…

— Gaspard Ulliel

If I really think about what drove me from the beginning to become a designer, it is really the idea of trying…

— Christophe Lemaire

We wanted to create an environment where if a game player enjoyed the 'writing style' of a particular game designer, he or…

— David Crane

The life of a designer is a life of fight. Fight against the ugliness. Just like a doctor fights against disease. For…

— Massimo Vignelli

In their work, designers often become expert with the device they are designing. Users are often expert at the task they are…

— Donald A. Norman

While I was at community college, I studied industrial design because I thought maybe I'd be an automotive designer - I grew…

— Andrew J. Feustel

Some designers retain a sense of humour about what they do, but others are deathly serious and have no life outside of…

— Helena Christensen

Of course, the muscular build of athletes is always a challenge for a designer, but my clothing's softness and comfort, which are…

— Giorgio Armani

Becoming a fashion designer is agreeing with the fact that what you experience or what you see as free is also connected…

— Raf Simons

I hope people will put aside Tom Ford the fashion designer and think about Tom Ford the filmmaker.

— Tom Ford

As a designer, I like to work with fabrics that don't bleed; that's why I avoid all animal skins.

— Stella McCartney

If you haven't read Alan Fletcher's The Art of Looking Sideways you should be arrested for calling yourself a Designer

— Bob Gill

Growing old gracefully used to begin at about 35, but today women prefer to 'stay young gratefully' with thanks to designers, beauticians…

— Edith Head

I know what the world exists for, but I know not how it came into existence. I see the design, but not…

— Kedar Joshi

I take pride in taking care of all the housework so that my wife, who works as a designer for Martha Stewart,…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

A good game impresses you with what you're doing. I think that's a fundamental difference that I as a game designer need…

— Sid Meier

The designer side of me has many ideas on how the shoes or woman should look, but the man is thinking 'would…

— Christian Louboutin

You have to think like a designer. You have to establish the trend four seasons before it becomes popular.

— Kanye West

Well, I'm still experimenting, trying to figure out my style. I'm trying lots of things from many designers including Christian Siriano.

— Isabelle Fuhrman

You see me, I wanted to be fashion designer. I became fashion designer. So I think that everything is possible.

— Jean Paul Gaultier

Couture has copied my things for years, in addition to countless other costume designers, claiming theirs were the original ideas. It's all…

— Edith Head

I want to do interiors, furniture. I want to do architecture, although I'm not an architect. Nor am I a trained interior…

— Lenny Kravitz

There are very few designers in Hollywood today who know how to really flatter a woman's body, and Mark Zunino is at…

— Joan Collins

To be a good hairdresser, you have to understand what the vision is of the designer or the photographer and then sort…

— Guido Palau

I'm a designer. I make clothes and bags and shoes. I have a job that involves making creative choices, but I'm not…

— Marc Jacobs

But I'm not crazy about the designers like Prada and Gucci. I hate going into designer stores.

— Samantha Mumba

I think to be empathetic is the greatest gift you can have as a designer. Hopefully, people will look at me and…

— Michael Kors

Do you know anything about fashion magazines? Being treated like superficial bimbos by men like you, and having to write about designer…

— Suh Jung

There are so many designers that I love, and I'm so lucky that I get to work with so many of them…

— Penelope Cruz

Attention must be paid’ is the cardinal rule of design discipline, for the designer is above all someone who pays attention to…

— Ralph Caplan

You can wear ruffles; you can be a jock, and you can still be a great computer scientist, or a great technologist,…

— Marissa Mayer

My parents met in the theatre, and I thought that was so romantic. My dad was a scenic designer and my mom…

— Skye McCole Bartusiak

I'm not just a designer; I'm not just a retailer. I'm not just a street style person, whatever that is. I can…

— Nick Wooster