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" Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books. "

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" Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design. "

" The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to the old philosophy-it was something to overcome. "

" Pictures, abstract symbols, materials, and colors are among the ingredients with which a designer or engineer works. To design is to discover relationships and to make arrangements and rearrangements among these ingredients. "

" When I design a garment or a piece of accessory, the first question I ask myself is, 'Would I wear it?' "

" Wearing a bold print gets harder as you get older. It's safer to stick to subtle prints or block colours. I have always found prints quite tricky. My daughter Carly, who is on the design team at Stella McCartney, is obsessed with them. "

" I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay. "

" Good design keeps the user happy, the manufacturer in the black and the aesthete unoffended. "

" Architects design buildings; that's what we do, so we have to go with the flow; and, even though I'm still an old Leftie, global capitalism does have its good side. It's broken down barriers - the Berlin Wall, the Soviet Union - it's raised a lot of people up economically, and for architects, it has meant that we can work around the world. "

" Trying to design the perfect plan is the perfect recipe for disappointment. "

Patrick Lencioni

" NPR editors and journalists found themselves caught in a game of trying to please a leadership team who did not want to hear stories on the air about conservatives, the poor, or anyone who didn't fit their profitable design of NPR as the official voice of college-educated, white, liberal-leaning, upper-income America. "

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

" When something's made in the smallest volume - as a one-off couture piece - or in large quantities, deep care is critical to determine authentic, successful design and, ultimately, manufacture. "

" My stylist has really great taste - Petra Flannery has really great taste. I mean, I am opinionated, and as time goes on, as I've gotten to see more dresses or more clothes, it's easier to say, 'I like that' or 'I don't like that,' but it's nothing I would ever, you know, design. "

" In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake - to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled. "

Charles Stanley

" As for design, I gravitate to traditional styles but mix it with an element of surprise. Whether it's a big sash bow in the back or an unexpected fabric, it all needs to work together. "

Emilia Wickstead

" When writing for the page, the focus is on the design - how the words appear on the page. I try to make it as direct and simple as possible. "

" I would love to design a maternity clothing line. It is so hard to find stylish clothes for pregnant people... I would say 99 percent of the clothes I wore were not maternity because I couldn't find anything I liked. "

Kourtney Kardashian

" It's aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design. "

" The interesting thing about Android's design is how little we modified the kernel. "

" The exposure I have had to beautiful materials across the world, from Japan to Italy, enables me to pull design ideas together. This, combined with years of historical research, has created a great fountain of ideas for me. "

" As the Industrial Age is drawing to a close, I think that we're witnessing the dawn of the era of biological design. "

" Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution. "

Ivan Chermayeff

" It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake. "

" The best design work is really done when you spend more time with people, when you have the opportunity to be of the same mindset and the same incentives as the founder of the business. "

" Volvo has one weakness, and that is in the interior design. They have not adapted to the Chinese people's perception of luxury when it comes to the interior design, and this has to be addressed. "

" This is very much my philosophy as a fashion designer. I have never believed in design for design's sake. For me, the most important thing is that people actually wear my clothes. I do not design for the catwalk or for magazine shoots - I design for customers. "

" Don't feel you have to buy something to sit in or at. Buy something you are emotionally attached to and build your design around that. One Matisse cutout poster could provide you with your whole color scheme! "

Alexandra Stoddard

" Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose. "

" A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials. "

Diane von Furstenberg

" So, I'm always around video games but I've always been interested in them from a visual perspective, with the graphic design and that whole thing. I don't know if that comes from my love of photography or what but that's always what's held my interest about them. "