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Being original Quote by Paul Rand

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“Being good is more important than being original. Originality is a product, not an intention.”

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To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit: it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate,…

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If a company is second rate, the logo will eventually be perceived as second rate. It is foolhardy to believe that a logo will…

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Asymmetric balance creates greater reader interest. Pleasure derived from observing asymmetrical arrangements lies partly in overcoming resistances, which, consciously or not, the spectator adjusts…

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There's a certain kind of research you have to listen to - the factual stuff, not opinion. Facts are facts. Sugar is sweet -…

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Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a good gestalt, generated by…

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In the Orthodox religion, you don't draw the human figure. It's against the rules.

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Everything is design. Everything!

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“In essence, it is not what it looks like but what it does that defines a symbol.”

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The public is more familiar with bad design than good design. It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design, because that is what…

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“All art is relationships, all art. Design is relationships. Design in a relationship between form and content... Your glasses are round. Your collar is…

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Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated.

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“Design is the silent ambassador of your brand.”

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Copying a celebrities swag isn't being original or unique fyi.

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The beauty of ideas is that they are like waves in the ocean and they connect with things that came before them, and I…

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A writer does not own words any more than a painter owns colors. So lets dispense with this originality fetish… Look, listen and transcribe…

William S. Burroughs

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Being original is the best thing you'll ever be.

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Would you rather fail being original or successful being an imitation?

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Real beauty is being original...

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I am not perfect I am ORIGINAL..

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Not bringing anything new to the table is fine, as long as you're good at what you're not being original with.

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The masses have no habit of self-reliance or original action.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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You wouldn't even know anything about being original even if it slapped you in the face and danced naked in front of you.

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Great genial power, one would almost say, consists in not being original at all; in being altogether receptive; in letting the world do all,…

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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If you think too much about being original, you're gonna be stuck some day. The most stupid or easy movements can be dope; don't…

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