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" I often ask myself, 'What would design be like if objects were made of a single part? Would we return to a better state of creation?' "

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" That's something I learned in art school. I studied graphic design in Germany, and my professor emphasized the responsibility that designers and illustrators have towards the people they create things for. "

" To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit: it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade, and perhaps even to amuse. To design is to transform prose into poetry. "

" Hip-hop and electronic music are so similar, in the fact that they're both very visceral, have so much bass; a lot of times, it's the same tempos. The culture and some of the sound design is different but a lot of times, it's the same stuff. "

" Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se. "

" It is so important to be really true to yourself in design, and I am. "

" At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design. "

" 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

" As soon as the show is over, I always think, 'How will the woman I design for go forward?' It's so important to start quickly because I can't let her get away. "

" Be intentional with your space. Don't be afraid to step on a limb and design your home the way you love it. "

" I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive it as beautiful and rational. Clarity is a worthwhile quality. "

Annabelle Selldorf

" Deep in the culture of Apple is this sense and understanding of design, developing, and making. Form and the material and process - they are beautifully intertwined - completely connected. "

" The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living. "

" I love Janet Jackson and her creative set design. "

" I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration. "

" Urban design as a discipline barely exists in most American and Canadian cities. In Singapore, there are innovative transportation strategies at work. "

" Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'. "

" I write the way you might arrange flowers. Not every try works, but each one launches another. Every constraint, even dullness, frees up a new design. "

" Choice is a form of compromise, no? So why choose if you can have both? "

" I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing. "

" So much of design is context. "

" Apart from photography and music videos, I also do graphic design. "

" 'Intelligent Design,' the relabeled, repackaged form of American creationism, has always had a problem. It just can't seem to produce any evidence. "

Kenneth R. Miller

" A camel is a horse designed by committee. "

" Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors. "

George Santayana

" There are many designers who have much greater talent as a designer than I do, but they may not have my drive, they may not work as hard, they may not have the focus, the desire... You have to have a talent because, at the end of the day, if the pants you design don't make someone's butt look great, they're not going to buy them. "

" Our facial skins are thin with large pores; our back skins are thicker with small pores. One acts mainly as filter, the other mainly as barrier. And yet, it's the same skin, no parts, no assemblies. It's a system that gradually varies its functionality by varying elasticity. "

" God didn't design anyone to be recognized by 2 billion people. "

" I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design. "

Yukihiro Matsumoto

" We call the fates of the Titanic and the Concordia - as well as those of the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia - 'accidents.' Foreseeing such undesirable events is what engineers are expected to do. However, design trade-offs leave technological systems open to failings once predicted, but later forgotten. "

" A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes. "