The quality of any collaborative creative endeavor tends to approach the level of taste of whoever has the final cut. John Gruber
Design is always about synthesis -synthesis of market needs, technology trends, and business needs. Jim Wicks
If a site is perfectly usable but it lacks an elegant and appropriate design style, it will fail. Curt Cloninger
It boils down to this: you aren't allowed to tell [customers] what their problem is, and in return, they aren't allowed to tell you what to build. They own the problem, and you own the solution. Rob Fitzpatrick
Content is like Water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Josh Clark
Yesterday I was clever and I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise and I'm changing myself. alal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. Howard Thurman
(...) Develop a system-oriented discipline for designing the means by which greater effectiveness is achieved. Douglas Englebart