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title: "3 Products Design Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Products Design quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Products Design sayings and thoughts."
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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…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/henry-dreyfuss-53394_activate_the-products-we-design-are-going-to-be-r_196923.jpg)

> [I do believe that most startups who develop applications and digital products design 'towards the middle.' By this, I mean they design…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-bryant/i-do-believe-that-most-startups-who-develop-applications-and-digital/)

[Kimberly Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-bryant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/kimberly-bryant-11279_believe_i-do-believe-that-most-startups-who-deve_670516.jpg)

> [Ultimately, we are deluding ourselves if we think that the products that we design are the ‘things’ that we sell, rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-buxton/ultimately-we-are-deluding-ourselves-if-we-think-that-the-products/)

[Bill Buxton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-buxton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/bill-buxton-34445_design_ultimately-we-are-deluding-ourselves-if_2766704.jpg)

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