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Quotes About Design

I always try to create new experiences that are fun to play.
~ Shigeru Miyamoto
Any possible universe could be explained as the work of some sort of designer. Even a universe that is completely chaotic...could be supposed to have been designed by an idiot.
~ Steven Weinberg
It's really nice to work with people who understand and really love the artistry of building sets, it's great.
~ Tim Burton
I think some people would love to be able to make the clothes I make - and of course, I do influence them, but they keep simplifying, and minimalism doesn't quite work
~ Vivienne Westwood
We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work well internationally and so that' s what we're intending to do with Fraggle Rock, and we are indeed now selling it around the world.
~ Jim Henson
He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
~ Tom Peters
Art has definitely influenced how I think of design, both as individual items and as a body of work.
~ Cynthia Rowley
To see things in black and white is to see the basics, and I would recommend to any designer of gardens that he go out and look at his work by the light of the moon.
~ Eleanor Perenyi
As long as you work in a color palette and you style what you already have within that color palette, it's going to look good together.
~ Emily Henderson
I work from the inside out.
~ Frank Gehry
A beautiful product that doesn't work very well is ugly.
~ Jonathan Ive
I like the work hanging free in the frame. I don't like too much frame around it but I like a little breathing space around the piece.
~ Robert Barry
A richer present I design, A finished form, of work divine, Surpassing all the power of art; A thinking head, a grateful heart.
~ Unknown
I am constantly looking to push boundaries with materials, bring in new weights, and work in fabrics unexpectedly.
~ Unknown
Every collection that I work on, I always think, Is this cool enough to wear to a concert?
~ Anna Sui
First and foremost, I'm a decorator and product designer. Everything I do, the television shows, the books, that comes from the design work. It's what I love.
~ Nate Berkus
Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years, and they know what works and doesn't work.
~ Lance Armstrong
I have half a dozen designers who work for me, they 'realise' most of the design work, and I act as the design director and the main point of client contact on each project.
~ Michael Bierut
The Aston Martin is a beautiful car. It's a work of art, I love the interior and the style of the car.
~ Adam Carolla
Ethical systems and practices need to look good. They have to be desirable, well-designed and work well.
~ Adrian Grenier
Beauty is my heritage and my core. But my passion is design for the spaces where we live and work.
~ Aerin Lauder
I work on fittings, mostly. You know, I sketch less and less in my work. I sketch for the show sometimes, but then it becomes more conceptual. But when I don't sketch, it becomes more pragmatic.
~ Alber Elbaz
In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend.
~ Alexander Pope
Usually when you start the characters, the first thing is the script. Your design work is about telling the story. It's later that casting comes into play, but it's a huge component.
~ Unknown