Quotes About Functionality

When I originally started looking at different prosthetic components, most of them were just set up for walking.

To whom does design address itself: to the greatest number, to the specialist of an enlightened matter, to a privileged social class? Design addresses itself to the need.

I figured, 'Why not put goggle characteristics like peripheral protection and face fit into sunglasses?'

Wiggle dresses today are certainly around, but variations have been made to make them more practical. A genuine wiggle really does make walking a challenge, so often you find them with a vent in the back so you can at least move your legs, or cut more like a pencil skirt.

The mobile solutions offered by companies such as Square, and now Amazon, may seem tempting for merchants due to the low cost, but these solutions simply do not have the functionality or reporting capabilities that real businesses need.

The real questions are: Does it solve a problem? Is it serviceable? How is it going to look in ten years?

In terms of pots and pans, I just use the basics - I'm not a snob like that.

The Coke bottle is a masterpiece of scientific, functional planning. In simpler terms, I would describe the bottle as well thought out, logical, sparing of material and pleasant to look at.

The point is that I don't design stuff for myself. I'm a toolmaker. I design things that other people want to use.

All the technology in the world is not going to help you if it's not intuitive and if the end user can't use it.

Ctrl + 1" (hold down the Ctrl key and press the number 1). This will zoom the image to 100% magnification and pressing "Ctrl + 0" zooms out to fit the image to the screen.

have nothing in your house that you don't know to be useful nor think to be beautiful.

Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent.

Life is tough; thank God there's design.

These papers of the day have uses more adequate to the purposes of common life than more pompous and durable volumes.

It's not a bug - it's an undocumented feature.

Interchangeable parts don't, leakproof seals aren't, and self-starters won't.

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

When it comes to comedy, it might be interesting to know why an airplane works, but really? Maybe it's better not to know why certain things work. Just fly the thing, and if nothing falls apart, you'll be fine.

The government is fully capable of delivering services. Even complex services.

People want to create a space that feels like them - one that's deeply rooted in their personality. That's important. Your space is an opportunity to tell your story and showcase your experiences. That's why I think every material - down to your faucet - needs to serve a function and feel personal.

If you're functional, it doesn't matter if you're mad.

After you have kids, you feel differently about your body. Aesthetically, am I happy with my body? No. I definitely think you come to view it as more functional. But you just get past it.

If something is functional, you no longer think about it. I care about how meaningful things are.