Quotes about Design

“A jellyfish is little more than a pulsating bell, a tassel of trailing tentacles and a single digestive opening through which it both eats and excretes - as regrettable an example of economy of design as ever was.”

“I studied video game design. The one thing I knew for sure about myself is I didn't want to study acting.”

“I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'”

“If I designed a computer with 200 chips, I tried to design it with 150. And then I would try to design it with 100. I just tried to find every trick I could in life to design things real tiny.”

“I've generally got a good eye for design and proportion.”

“Whenever I design any variant, or when anybody sends me one, I always say if at all possible within the context of the game don't have two home supply centers touching each other.”

“At the OECD, we stand ready to continue to help our member and partner countries to design, promote, and implement Better Policies for Better Lives.”

“It is difficult to separate oneself from one's design moralities.”

“Computers are to design as microwaves are to cooking.”

“The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living.”

“I am extremely involved in the design process of both my brands, Winter Kate and House of Harlow 1960.”

“I don't have a background in design, so I think it's always about what I see in the world and what inspires me. So yes, I am designing for myself. I'm going through this whole evolution, which is a process of growing up and going from modeling to styling to designing.”

“Good design should be honest.”

“In fashion design, you can divide people into two groups. You have people who come with an aesthetic that is there forever, even if it evolves. Then you have people I call 'jumpers.' One season it can be this; the next season it's completely something else. I always knew I am more of a jumper.”

“I often ask myself, 'What would design be like if objects were made of a single part? Would we return to a better state of creation?'”

“With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.”

“If you want to communicate something, you'd better make sure that your design piece is well-dressed and that its teeth are fixed. At the same time, I still believe that if it is only stylistically great and it has nothing to say, it still is not going to make a lasting impression on anybody.”

“Computers are scary. They're nightmares to fix, lose our stuff, and, on occasion, they crash, producing the blue screen of death. Steve Jobs knew this. He knew that computers were bulky and hernia-inducing and Darth Vader black. He understood the value of declarative design.”

“So, to really execute design in its highest form and making people feel joy, that's a great reward.”

“I remember someone once said there is a practical aspect to my designs, and I remember thinking, 'That doesn't sound so creative,' but that is actually the truth. There is a practicality to it. I don't design just to design. There is a reason and, hopefully, an interesting reason behind it - that is where my creativity comes in.”

“There were IBM logos designed for the film, and there were IBM design consultants working with Kubrick on the layout of the controls and computer screens.”