Contradictory Quote by Michael Bierut

Designing was an effortless exercise and something I always enjoyed.

— Mary McFadden

Design has always been a driving force in my life: it's the lens through which I experience the world.

— Joe Gebbia

I never thought I'd be able to design all the things I've been able to design. I thought that I'd be far more limited…

— Paula Scher

And with it all, good design's not about what medium you're working in, it's about thinking hard about what you want to do and…

— Susan Kare

Of course, design is a very personal thing: what I like, you may not like.

— Gauri Khan

I don't look at a lot of design. I try to stay focused on making sculptural art pieces and somehow translating them into design.

— Fernando Mastrangelo

My design philosophy has always been eclectic.

— Gauri Khan

The way I look at my job, I spend a lot of time trying to create the conditions for good design to happen and…

— Khoi Vinh

Designs are a revelation to me. It's like taking something that is not alive and giving it form, shape, substance, and life.

— Geoffrey Beene

If you have total freedom to design, you won't get anything interesting. So I give myself restraints in order to kind of push myself…

— Rei Kawakubo

Design: holding conflicting ideas in your head without difficulty

— Danny Hillis

Simple and intuitive design is what inspires and drives me.

— Dave Morin