learning through actions

“There is only one way to learn,” the alchemist answered. “It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.

to swear off having ideas

“To swear off making mistakes is very easy. All you have to do is to swear off having ideas.”

the secret of great creative people

“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.”

what we deem “good design.”

I’m tired of the narrow language, the small sandbox, the limits of what we deem “good design.”

“Form follows emotion”

“Form follows emotion”

“Design addresses itself to the need.”

“Design addresses itself to the need.”

design problem

“Here is one of the few effective keys to the design problem – the ability of the designer to recognize as many of the constraints as possible – his willingness and enthusiasm for working within these constraints. Constraints of price, of size, of strength, of balance, of surface, of time and so forth.”

A plan for arranging elements

“What is design? A plan for arranging elements in such a way as to best accomplish a particular purpose.”

Car designers

Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments.