Best Graphic Design Quotations

109 Graphic Design quotes by 83 unique authors

A book has to dig through the wounds, more, it has cause a new one, a book it has to be dangerous. — Emile M. Cioran
If our field is "to advance", we must - without displacing creativity and aesthetics - make sure our terminology is clear. — Jef Raskin
As we become more mature we will learn to master the interplay between the past and the present and not be so self-conscious of our… — Alvin Lustig
The closure of the book is an illusion largely created by its materiality, its cover. Once the book is considered on the plane of its… — Susan Stewart
Asymmetry is the rhythmic expression of funtional design. In addition to being more logical, asymmetry has the advantage that its complete appearance is far more… — Jan Tschichold
For the first time in history it is now possible to take care of everybody at a higher standard of living than any have ever… — R. Buckminster Fuller
If you do it right, it will last forever. — Massimo Vignelli
I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I've been working on a children's book for a while, and… — Colleen Haskell
Lettering should be invisible. You shouldn't notice it, unless it is a determined piece of storytelling in graphic design. Whether handmade or digital, the lettering… — Brian Michael Bendis
Fashion is everything. Art, music, furniture design, graphic design, hair, makeup, architecture, the way cars look - all those things go together to make a… — Tom Ford
When I studied graphic design, I learned a valuable lesson: There's no perfect answer to the puzzle, and creativity is a renewable resource. — Biz Stone
Apart from photography and music videos, I also do graphic design. — Anton Corbijn
When East meets West, amazing design happens. L'Alahambra rug is a marriage of the clean line and simplicity of Western graphic design meets the complexity… — Genevieve Gorder
Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art. — Leonard Baskin
A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist. — R. Buckminster Fuller
I paint mostly from real life. It has to start with that. Real people, real street scenes, behind the curtain scenes, live models, paintings, photographs,… — Bob Dylan
Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a good gestalt, generated by intuition… — Paul Rand
If I was influenced by anything, it was architecture: structure having to do with logic. If you don't do it right, the whole thing is… — Paul Rand
Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors. — George Santayana
I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes… — William Tecumseh Sherman
The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. — Harry S. Truman
Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated. — Paul Rand
If you can design one thing, you can design everything. — Massimo Vignelli
Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away. — Thomas Fuller
Graphic Design, which fulfills aesthetic needs, complies with the laws of form and exigencies of two-dimensional space; which speaks in semiotics, sans-serifs, and geometrics; which… — Paul Rand

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