"Any system that sees aesthetics as irrelevant, that……" — Paul Rand
"Any system that sees aesthetics as irrelevant, that separates the artist from his product, that fragments the work of the individual, or creates by committee, or makes mincemeat of the creative process will, in the long run, diminish not only the product but the maker as well."
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28 Quotes by Paul Rand
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Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no…
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Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.
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Design is a way of life, a point of view. It involves the whole complex of visual communications: talent, creative…
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Design is everything. Everything!
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The reason I always insisted on signing my work was not to be subordinate to anyone.
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Graphic design, which evokes the symmetria of Vituvius, the dynamic symmetry of Hambidge, the asymmetry of Mondrian; which is a…
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Providing, meaning to a mass of unrelated needs, ideas, words and pictures - it is the designer's job to select…
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Artistic tricks divert from the effect that an artist endeavors to produce, and even excellent elements such as bullets, arrows,…
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Asymmetric balance creates greater reader interest. Pleasure derived from observing asymmetrical arrangements lies partly in overcoming resistances, which, consciously or…
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I never did calligraphy... But handwriting is an entirely different kind of thing. It's part of the syndrome of modernism...…
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If I was influenced by anything, it was architecture: structure having to do with logic. If you don't do it…
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Pictures, abstract symbols, materials, and colors are among the ingredients with which a designer or engineer works. To design is…
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At one of the annual conventions of the American Society for Aesthetics much confusion arose when the Society for Anesthetics…
— Rudolf Arnheim
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No book includes the entire world. It's limited. And so it doesn't seem like an aesthetic compromise to have to…
— Paul Auster
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We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling…
— Diane Ackerman
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I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means.
— J. G. Ballard
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I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic. A…
— J. G. Ballard
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I've handled colour as a man should behave. You may conclude that I consider ethics and aesthetics as one.
— Josef Albers
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Visual art and writing don't exist on an aesthetic hierarchy that positions one above the other, because each is capable…
— William S. Burroughs
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There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in trying to imagine the unimaginable and failing, if you are a reader.
— A. S. Byatt
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I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition…
— Deepak Chopra
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I think decor says a lot about someone's social position, their taste, their sensibility, their work - and also about…
— Pedro Almodovar
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Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic…
— Richard Courant
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A designer is a planner with an aesthetic sense.
— Bruno Munari
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