I stayed true to what I thought was good design no matter who it was for. — Michael Graves Copy Share Image
Good design is probably 98% common sense. Above all, an object must function well and efficiently-and getting that part right requires a… — Terence Conran Copy Share Image
All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design. — Ralf Speth Copy Share Image
Picasso said that no one has to explain a daffodil. Good design is understandable to virtually everybody. You never have to ask… — Hugh Newell Jacobsen Copy Share Image
The combination of an individual[i.e., a client] with a positive idea of living and a good designer is the great force in… — Van Day Truex Copy Share Image
The way I look at my job, I spend a lot of time trying to create the conditions for good design to… — Khoi Vinh Copy Share Image
I like stuff designed by dead people. The old designers. They always got it right because they didn't have to grow up… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a good gestalt,… — Paul Rand Copy Share Image
The reason why many clients don't value design is because haven't had a designer prove to them the value of it. You… — Jessica Hische Copy Share Image
Good design allows things to operate more efficiently, smoothly, and comfortably for the user. That's the real source of advantage. Businesses have… — James P Hackett Copy Share Image
Cut in dressmaking is like grammar in language. A good design should be like a well made sentence and it should only… — Charles James Copy Share Image
Good design is long-lasting! It avoids being fashionable and therefore never appears antiquated.... — Dieter Rams Copy Share Image
Good design is innovative 2. Good design makes a product useful 3. Good design is aesthetic 4. Good design makes a product… — Dieter Rams Copy Share Image
Good design is also an act of communication between the designer and the user, except that all the communication has to come… — Donald A. Norman Copy Share Image
I believe with religious intensity that good design is for everyone. — Russel Wright Copy Share Image
Good designers must always be avant-gardists, always one step ahead of the times. They should – and must – question everything generally… — Dieter Rams Copy Share Image
The public is more familiar with bad design than good design. It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design, because that… — Paul Rand Copy Share Image