Exploring Design

Design

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" One must seek solutions that " One must seek solutions that are engaging and demanding are engaging and demanding

visually. " visually. " — Unknown— Unknown

"No design works unless it embodies "No design works unless it embodies ideas that are held common by the ideas that are held common by the

people for whom the object is people for whom the object is intended."intended."

— Adrian Forty— Adrian Forty

"The dumbest mistake is viewing "The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as

opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything." one’ issue and part of everything."

— Tom Peters— Tom Peters

"Good design must be defined by "Good design must be defined by appropriateness to audience and goals, appropriateness to audience and goals,

and by its effectiveness, not by its and by its effectiveness, not by its adherence to Swiss design or the adherence to Swiss design or the

number of awards it wins." number of awards it wins." — Drew Davies — Drew Davies

"Don’t design for "Don’t design for everyone. everyone.

It’s impossible. It’s impossible. All you end up doing All you end up doing

is designing something is designing something that makes everyone that makes everyone

unhappy." unhappy." — Leisa Reichelt— Leisa Reichelt

"Design is a plan for arranging "Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to elements in such a way as best to

accomplish a particular purpose." accomplish a particular purpose." — Charles Eames— Charles Eames

"The only important thing "The only important thing about design is how about design is how it relates to people."it relates to people."

— Victor Papanek— Victor Papanek

"I think design covers so much more "I think design covers so much more than the aesthetic. Design is than the aesthetic. Design is

fundamentally more.fundamentally more.Design is usability. Design is usability.

It is Information Architecture. It is Information Architecture. It is Accessibility. It is Accessibility.

This is all design." This is all design." — Mark Boulton— Mark Boulton

"I never design a building "I never design a building before I’ve seen the before I’ve seen the

site and met the site and met the people who will people who will

be using it." be using it."

— Frank Lloyd Wright— Frank Lloyd Wright

"A design isn’t finished "A design isn’t finished until somebody until somebody

is using it."is using it."

— BrendaLaurel— BrendaLaurel

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