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title: "3 Norman Potter Quotes"
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# Norman Potter

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Norman Arthur Potter was a cabinetmaker, political dissident, poet and author of What is a Designer?

##  Quotes by Norman Potter

> [Every human being is a designer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-potter/every-human-being-is-a-designer/)

[Norman Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-potter/)

[Design](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/design/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/norman-potter-79038_design_every-human-being-is-a-designer-756796_756796.jpg)

> [The first thing to learn about the deep structure of modern design is that it is relation-seeking and pleasurably so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-potter/the-first-thing-to-learn-about-the-deep-structure-of-modern-design-is/)

[Norman Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-potter/)

[Architecture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/architecture/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/norman-potter-79038_architecture_the-first-thing-to-learn-about-the-deep_851911.jpg)

> [Design is a field of concern, response, and enquiry as often as decision and consequence... it is convenient to group design into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-potter/design-is-a-field-of-concern-response-and-enquiry-as-often-as/)

[Norman Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-potter/)

[Absolutes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/absolutes/)

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