Quotes About Creativity

There must be a judicious arrangement of all the parts. Considered conversely, the artist's task is to fill his panel with a design that conforms to its shape and is beautiful in itself.

The design process, at its best, integrates the aspirations of art, science, and culture.

In the '70s and '80s there was an attempt in K-12 to teach science through art or art through science. The challenge today is how do you build the ethos of art and design into the academy of science.

Without design, there may be representation, but there can be no art.

I like to do designs on the side of my face, or cut out foil stickers from the crafts store and put them on my forehead.

Kids are taking PCs and the Internet to new heights. They're the ones that are designing the cutting-edge web sites.

The best kind of design isn't necessarily an object, a space, or a structure: it's a process- dynamic and adaptable.

A design style is defined by a set of microdecisions. A clear style reflects a consistent set. A clear style may not be a good style; a muddled one never is.

We don't do focus groups - that is the job of the designer.

I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design.

Decorating is like math, a game of adding and subtracting.

I try to look at design from a more conceptual standpoint.

The novelist screws up his courage in order to invest another two or three years in another attempt to float a boat of original design upon an invented ocean.

I started at the very highest level so the upper end is something I know very well. I know it instinctively. But all the years I was designing, it frustrated me that I could reach so few women.

I have solved what color is, however ; I still have no idea about what line is.

I was much more interested in making things than in designing them.

It's difficult for a company to be anywhere interesting in a world that is so dominated by prototypes and great and bright ideas.

I was always pretty good at designing things.

You know, the only way I've found to make these pictures is with animators. You can't seem to do it with accountants and bookkeepers.

Imitation can be commercial suicide.

There are 9 rejected ideas for every idea that works.

Whoever's designing for plus-size doesn't get it. The entire garment needs to be reconceived. You can't just take a size 8 and make it larger.

Design in black and white. Add color for emphasis, when your design is complete.

I have thought about the nature of this creative process and have reached a somewhat aberrant conclusion. I don't understand it and I don't think anyone else does either.