Best Designer Wisdom

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My aim was to create armaments to protect the borders of my motherland. It is not my fault that the Kalashnikov became very well-known in… — Mikhail Kalashnikov
You see, with [designing]weapons, it is like a woman who bears children. For months she carries her baby and thinks about it. A designer does… — Mikhail Kalashnikov
Are there a lot of designers that matter? The industry hasn’t got a litmus test any more. The whole thing has imploded. Watch it die,… — Louise Wilson
The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the F-15. And… — Thomas Friedman
My job as a designer is to look into the future. Not to use any frame of reference that exists — Marc Newson
In future there will be no more designers. The designers of the future will be the personal coach, the gym trainer, the diet consultant, — Philippe Starck
Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous ... this is how I see my duty as a designer. — Philippe Starck
I pay two full-time assistants in my studio, plus consultants who are architects, engineers, and landscape architects, as well as lighting designers. — Janet Echelman
I couldn't live if I wasn't a designer. — Betsey Johnson
I hate to say it, but the truth is that the upscale line is where I get respect as a designer. The higher the price… — Betsey Johnson
The first and most important step in the process of becoming genuinely is to be once again authenticated by the original designer. — Erwin McManus
The designer of a new kind of system must participate fully in the implementation. — Donald Knuth
... the designer of a new system must not only be the implementor and the first large-scale user; the designer should also write the first… — Donald Knuth
The mathematician may be compared to a designer of garments, who is utterly oblivious of the creatures whom his garments may fit. To be sure,… — George Dantzig
If you look at any designer you admire, whose work inspires you, and whose approach somehow resonates with you, I promise you'll find a person… — Alexander Isley
Graphic designers are idea embalmers, loving undertakers preserving bits of data like to many butterflies pinned to felt in a jewel box. — Paul Saffo
The other big factor in building trust quickly is site design quality. Mint.com has one of the best graphic designers ever (Jason Putorti) - he… — Aaron Patzer
When a designer gives you a bill, what do you see it as? An expense, right? When a designer gives me a bill, I see… — Neil Patel
Good Web design is about the character of the content, not the character of the designer. — Jeffrey Zeldman
There is nothing scarier than being ‘the designer of the moment,’ because the moment ends. — Alber Elbaz
The best designers in the world all squint when they look at something. They squint to see the forest from the trees - to find… — John Maeda
The creation of all those symbols and logotypes which are an ever more striking feature of the world in which we live calls for a… — Armin Hofmann
Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard. — Edward Tufte
To the designer, great design is beautiful design. A significant amount of effort must be placed into making the product attractive. To the client, great… — Unknown Author
Be the designer of your own destiny. — Oscar de la Renta

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