A book is a human-powered film projector (complete with feature film) that advances at a speed fully customized to the viewer's mood or fancy. This rare harmony between object and user arises from the minimal skills required to manipulate a… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
Anyone with a computer and a design program can create a page layout. But unless you're trained in design, it won't look very good and it won't communicate very well. — John Maeda Copy Share Image
How do we slow down what matters the most and speed up what benefits change and progress? We don't want to impede progress, but… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
All I want to be is, someone that makes, new things and, thinks about them. — John Maeda 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 with computers.… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
The problem isn't how to make the world more technological. It's about how to make the world more humane again. — John Maeda Copy Share Image
We seem to forget that innovation doesn't just come from equations or new kinds of chemicals, it comes from a human place. Innovation in… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
Skill in the digital age is confused with mastery of digital tools, masking the importance of understanding materials and mastering the elements of form. — John Maeda Copy Share Image
One of the challenges to our nation today is overcoming the notion that art is kind of a nice-to-have, when in reality art is… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
Technological advances have always been driven more by a mind-set of 'I can' than 'I should' Technologists love to cram maximum functionality into their… — John Maeda Copy Share Image
