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title: "9 Designers Need Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Designers Need quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Designers Need sayings and thoughts."
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> [I thought, If people are going to write about what I'm wearing, then I would wear young British designers who need the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-watson/i-thought-if-people-are-going-to-write-about-what-i-m-wearing-then-i/)

[Emma Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-watson/)

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> [I don't think that design needs theory, but I think designers need theory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johanna-drucker/i-don-t-think-that-design-needs-theory-but-i-think-designers-need/)

[Johanna Drucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johanna-drucker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b61/johanna-drucker-90933_design_i-don-t-think-that-design-needs-theory-b_2433153.png)

> [Fashion is about affordable luxury ... To succeed, designers need to be affordable, wearable, accessible, and aspirational.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-hilfiger/fashion-is-about-affordable-luxury-to-succeed-designers-need-to-be/)

[Tommy Hilfiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-hilfiger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/tommy-hilfiger-10326_affordable_fashion-is-about-affordable-luxury-to-su_1326475.png)

> [Fledgling designers need investment - but how much easier it is to put them in a dead man or woman's shoes, perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzy-menkes/fledgling-designers-need-investment-but-how-much-easier-it-is-to-put/)

[Suzy Menkes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzy-menkes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/suzy-menkes-14279_also_fledgling-designers-need-investment-but_811299.jpg)

> [No matter how bleak the situation into which we have been thrown by the global economy, it does offer opportunities. Designers need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-millman/no-matter-how-bleak-the-situation-into-which-we-have-been-thrown-by/)

[Debbie Millman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-millman/)

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> [Designers need to be more than ambassadors, they need to be fully functioning and fully aware members of strategic decision-making teams in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-shedroff/designers-need-to-be-more-than-ambassadors-they-need-to-be-fully/)

[Nathan Shedroff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-shedroff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/457/nathan-shedroff-37098_ambassadors_designers-need-to-be-more-than-ambassado_2360108.jpg)

> [“Tim Brown, the CEO of the international design and innovation firm IDEO, clearly acknowledges this affinity when he writes that designers need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-gunn/tim-brown-the-ceo-of-the-international-design-and-innovation-firm/)

[Wendy Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-gunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/wendy-gunn-110033_engineering_tim-brown-the-ceo-of-the-international-d_1878336.jpg)

> [Designers need to be mavericks, because the best way to design a successful object is to pretend that either it never existed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paola-antonelli/designers-need-to-be-mavericks-because-the-best-way-to-design-a/)

[Paola Antonelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paola-antonelli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/paola-antonelli-30510_able_designers-need-to-be-mavericks-because-t_835930.jpg)

> [Ultimately, auto designers need to overcome market challenges with innovative design solutions. The automotive industry is at a turning point with environmental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-pelly/ultimately-auto-designers-need-to-overcome-market-challenges-with/)

[Charles Pelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-pelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/charles-pelly-51534_auto_ultimately-auto-designers-need-to-overco_707411.jpg)

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