Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Confucius
A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist & evolutionary strategist. Buckminster Fuller
(...) so much of our identities lie in the ability to participate in and contribute to the things that are important to us. Frank Chimero
By the time you've arrived at the perfect solution, the problem will have already changed. Thus "good enough" is truly so. John Maeda
To use design to impress, to polish things up, to make them chic, is no design at all. This is packaging. Dieter Rams
Whatever is well conceived is clearly said, and the words to say it flow with ease. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. Albert Einstein
If there's a simple, easy design principle that binds everything together, it's probably about starting with the people. Bill Moggridge
It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper. Jerry Seinfeld
The core skills of design are synthesis, understanding people, and iterative prototyping. Bill Moggridge
