Quotes About Design

Character, story and plot are affected by any action sequence so you have to really design them accordingly.

All the characters and plots were predetermined. Games make bad plots.

There are several cool cross-overs between 'Blue Shift,' 'Opposing Force' and 'Half-Life.' The plots are all designed to work nicely with themselves and the observant player will catch many cross-references.

Most thermostats are built by plumbing companies. But you really need to understand how to build a phone to make them better.

As for futuristic costumes, I loved doing 'Gattaca' because I'm a minimalist at heart, and it's a very minimal film. Plus, with Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law, how could you go wrong?

I am an architect at heart. I designed every home I've ever had, plus my studio.

JanSport thinks about everything that a person in the 21st century would need, and then creates a pocket for it.

I want pockets in my dresses. I put pockets in everything! I want pockets inside my pockets.

It's so smart to include pockets in gowns.

One of the things I think about as I've evolved as an architect is, 'Where do the poetic impulses come from?'

Consider your house from an aesthetic point of view.

As a heterosexual designer, it is really, really important to have a woman's point of view.

I love the classic marble inlay work of Arga.

My own style is pretty classic; I much prefer to design for others.

I love Cartier. They are the classic French jeweller.

I think the old classic Porsches are fantastic, with those lovely curved lines, but I don't like the modern ones at all.

I loved fashion, ever since I was a little girl, which I know sounds cliche, but it is true.

Architects are not clients. We can't build without something to built.

All clients think that they are architects.

To me, the fashion and architecture I like are very closely linked. Both should be clean and simple and without embellishment.

I wanted my closet to look like a boutique.

My clothes are predominately black and my home is predominantly white.

I like playing with clothes.

But I just loved looking at the clothes of the '70s.