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title: "2 Designer Failed Quotes by 1 author"
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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 used by people individually or en masse. If the point of contact between the product and the people…](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/)

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> [If the point of contact between the product and people becomes a point of friction, then the designer has failed. If, on the other hand, people are made safer, more comfortable, more desirous of purchase, more efficient — or just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-dreyfuss/if-the-point-of-contact-between-the-product-and-people-becomes-a/)

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

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