Design Quotes

3017 Design quotes by 1636 unique authors

But I find that for myself, without exception, the more I deal with the work as something that is my own, as something that is… — Marian Bantjes
Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries. — Neville Brody
I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares, as opposed to ugly things. That's my intent. — Saul Bass
Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future. — Robert L. Peters
It's all about one thing: creative problem-solving to get the story out. — Robert Greenberg
If you remember the shape of your spoon at lunch, it has to be the wrong shape. The spoon and the letter are tools; one… — Adrian Frutiger
Perfect typography is certainly the most elusive of all arts. Sculpture in stone alone comes near it in obstinacy. — Jan Tschichold
I see graphic design as the organization of information that is semantically correct, syntactically consistent and pragmatically understandable. — Massimo Vignelli
The most popular typefaces are the easiest to read; their popularity has made them disappear from conscious cognition. It becomes impossible to tell if they… — Zuzana Licko
Helvetica is the jeans, and Univers the dinner jacket. Helvetica is here to stay. — Adrian Frutiger
If you have no intuitive sense of design, then call yourself an "information architect" and only use Helvetica. — David Carson
Designers may be the true intellectuals of the future. — Paola Antonelli
Anyone that would letterspace blackletter would steal sheep. — Frederic Goudy
There are now about as many different varieties of letters as there are different kinds of fools. — Eric Gill
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
Designing and implementing a strategy for change is a waste of time until you have discovered and embraced the current reality. If you don't know… — Andy Stanley
You have your own difficulties. We watch, with friendly confidence in your capacity to merge differences in the grand dream of Canadian design. — Lyndon B. Johnson
Good design is thorough, down to the last detail. — Dieter Rams
If I have made a mistake in the design, then I'm the one who should pay for it. I certainly would not ask somebody else… — Howard Hughes
It is a mortifying truth, and ought to teach the wisest of us humility, that many of the most valuable discoveries have been the result… — Charles Caleb Colton
Do not seek to change what has come before. Seek to create that which has not — David Airey
Be stimulated by rejection — Bob Gill
Design is the conscious effort to impose a meaningful order — Victor Papanek
Customers can't always tell you what they want, but they can always tell you what's wrong. — Carly Fiorina
Nine out of ten businesses fail; so I came up with a foolproof plan - create ten businesses. — Robert Kiyosaki

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