To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past. – Charles J. Givens
When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space. – Tadao Ando
A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do. – Niklaus Wirth
Design is everything. Everything! – Paul Rand
I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body. – Gianni Versace
The primary factor is proportions. – Arne Jacobsen
I design for the woman who loves being a woman. – Diane von Furstenberg
Accessible design is good design. – Steve Ballmer
In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone. – Donald Norman
The proper study of mankind is the science of design. – Herbert Simon
I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings. – Daniel Libeskind
Design is people. – Jane Jacobs
A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes. – Edith Head
The design of each element should be thought out in order to be easy to make and easy to repair. – Leo Fender
Design is an unknown. – Geoffrey Beene
Designs of purely arbitrary nature cannot be expected to last long. – Kenzo Tange
Outside of the chair, the teapot is the most ubiquitous and important design element in the domestic environment and almost everyone who has tackled the world of design has ended up designing one. – David McFadden
To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master. – Milton Glaser
Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution. – Ivan Chermayeff
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future it is something you design for the present. – Jim Rohn
