Design Quotes

3017 Design quotes by 1636 unique authors

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes,… — Paul Cezanne
The flood of print has turned reading into a process of gulping rather than savoring. — Raymond Chandler
Fashion fades, only style remains the same. — Coco Chanel
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. — Coco Chanel
Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions. — Coco Chanel
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. — Winston Churchill
I think you can write very good comedy without a partner, but what I love about it, working with a partner, is that you get… — John Cleese
Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time. — Jean Cocteau
The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of… — Jean Cocteau
All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult… — Tadao Ando
Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see… — Tadao Ando
Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural concepts, although they're… — Tadao Ando
When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I… — Tadao Ando
Designing a house is like doing a movie: Once you're done, you want to say, 'I hope you all enjoy it.' — Jennifer Aniston
Natural selection is the blind watchmaker, blind because it does not see ahead, does not plan consequences, has no purpose in view. Yet the living… — Richard Dawkins
Good design is good business. — Thomas Watson, Jr.
The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity. — Bruce Lee
A camel is a horse designed by committee. — Alec Issigonis
An expert is someone who tells you why you can't do something. — Alec Issigonis
The public don't know what they want; it's my job to tell them. — Alec Issigonis
Computers are to design as microwaves are to cooking. — Milton Glaser
Good art inspires; Good design motivates. — Otl Aicher
Design is where science and art break even. — Unknown Author
You can have an art experience in front of a Rembrandt... or in front of a piece of graphic design. — Stefan Sagmeister

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