Design Quotes

3017 Design quotes by 1636 unique authors

We would say homosexuality is not the original design for sexuality. Therefore, it’s not good for human flourishing. We want people to do things that… — Timothy Keller
Entrepreneurs need to start building today. The barrier to entry in tech is low, so start designing, start coding it, launch it, build prototypes, build… — Caterina Fake
Permaculture is not the movement of sustainability and it is not the philosophy behind it; it is the problem-solving approach the movement and the philosophy… — Toby Hemenway
The linear design of FFXIII had a great advantage in providing players with enough time to become familiarized with the new battle system and the… — Motomu Toriyama
Trends in fashion, design and pop culture are taking on more global influence, and of course, one thing that’s always in style is color, — Brad Goreski
The idea of sustainability can imply there is one perfect, unchanging future, if only we could work out how to get there. Resilience might be… — Jamais Cascio
Aegis-bearing Zeus has a design for each occasion, and mortals find this hard to comprehend. — Hesiod
It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our… — Herodotus
Architect's designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body's symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create a sense of eurythmia, it… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away. — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Design and programming are human activities; forget that and all is lost. — Bjarne Stroustrup
Up to a point, it is better to just let the snags [bugs] be there than to spend such time in design that there are… — Alan Turing
... with proper design, the features come cheaply. This approach is arduous, but continues to succeed. — Dennis Ritchie
Conceptual integrity is the most important consideration in system design. — Fred Brooks
Hiring people to write code to sell is not the same as hiring people to design and build durable, usable, dependable software. — Larry Constantine
Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge… — Abdallah II
Fate loves to invent patterns and designs. Its difficulty lies in complexity. But life itself is difficult because of its simplicity. It has only a… — Rainer Maria Rilke
The worst thing you can do to anybody trying to be creative is to demand participation in their vision. — Chuck Klosterman
Clients have no trouble paying $5,800 for an hour in a Gulfstream corporate jet or $425 for a month of parking. But God forbid they… — Bill Cahan
The best design tool is a long eraser with a pencil at one end. — Marty Neumeier
Decoration is just make-up for the wrinkles of the idea. — Thomas Manss
There's a subtle reason that programmers always want to throw away the code and start over. The reason is that they think the old code… — Joel Spolsky
Unsolicited redesigns are terrific and fun and useful, and I hope designers never stop doing them. But as they do so, I also hope they… — Unknown Author
Those who say "it's not personal, it's just business" are lying. All business is personal, and the best business is very personal. — Unknown Author
I rarely agree with what clients ask me to do. — Ross Lovegrove

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