Quotes About Art

Design is not art. Design is utilitarian, art is not.

Design is a dreadful form of expression

Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated.

Space is the breath of art.

Of course design is about problem solving, but I cannot resist adding something personal.

I make no special difference between architecture and design, they are two different stages of invention.

As the saying goes, type is a beautiful group of letters, not a group of beautiful letters.

Asymmetry is the rhythmic expression of functional design.

Design is something you have to put your hand to.

Designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organising and manipulating of words and pictures.

Computers are to design as microwaves are to cooking.

There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.

Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline.

If the world were clear, art would not exist.

I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing, like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.

If design isn't profitable, then it's art.

Architecture is an imposed art in some ways, imposed upon the public, so people must be sure about what you're doing. You have to be sure about what you're doing.

Yes, design can make you happy.

Math is easy; design is hard.

You have to be interested in culture to design for it.

Design is more of a kitchen than a knife, and more of a lab than a beaker.

Design is the key to everything. If you learn how to design you can do anything.

What I'm trying to produce is the visual equivalent of the chord change that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

No pattern should be without some sort of meaning.