Good design keeps
the user happy, the manufacturer in the black and the aesthete unoffended. Raymond
Loewy
It’s art if can’t
be explained.
It’s fashion if no one asks for an explanation.
It’s design
if it doesn’t need explanation. Wouter
Stokkel
To create a memorable
design you need to start with a thought that’s worth remembering. Von
R. Glitschka
A picture is worth
a thousand words. An interface is worth a
thousand pictures. Ben
Shneiderman
A common mistake
that people make when trying to design
something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity
of complete fools. Douglas
Adams
Colour does not
add a pleasant quality to design – it reinforces it.
Pierre Bonnard
Creative without
strategy is called 'art'. Creative with strategy is called 'advertising'. Jef
I. Richards
Good design begins
with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting
your intuition. Freeman Thomas
The aim of art is
to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle
The visual image
is a kind of tripwire for the emotions. Diane
Ackerman