A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Design
Design is a way of life, a point of view. It involves the whole complex of visual communications: talent, creative ability, manual skill, and technical knowledge. Aesthetics and economics, technology and psychology are intrinsically related to the process. -Paul Rand Design
A shoe is not only a design, but it's a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you're going to move is quite dictated by your shoes. -Christian Louboutin Design
Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful. -Dieter Rams Design
Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se. -Charles Eames Design
An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service. -Daniel J. Boorstin Design
I look at graphic design as communication, meaning that the work has to have a vibe to connect to the viewer or perceiver. I make a black and white drawing and then add color digitally, bringing in a contemporary pattern to the composition to create a vibrance. -John Van Hamersveld Design
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality. -Walt Disney Design
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. -Jim Rohn Design
Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works. -Steve Jobs Design
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. -Jim Rohn Design
Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design. -Stephen Gardiner Design
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures. -Tom Peters Design
Wellness is not a 'medical fix' but a way of living - a lifestyle sensitive and responsive to all the dimensions of body, mind, and spirit, an approach to life we each design to achieve our highest potential for well-being now and forever. -Greg Anderson Design
Everything we do is designed, whether we're producing a magazine, a website, or a bridge. Design is really the creative invention that designs everything. -Henry Petroski Design
I think fashion is a lot of fun. I love clothes. More than fashion or brand labels, I love design. I love the thought that people put into clothes. I love when clothes make cultural statements and I think personal style is really cool. I also freely recognize that fashion should be a hobby. -Anne Hathaway Design