Design

design foolproof underestimate ingenuity fools

“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”

― Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

perfection add take away remove

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944)

study work apart decompose

“When you want to know how things really work, study them when they're coming apart.”

― William Gibson

simplicity subtract obvious add meaningful

“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.”

― John Maeda

design art aesthetic simple complicated

“Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated.”

― Paul Rand (1914-1996)

design look feel works

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

― Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

clutter information overload failure design

“What about confusing clutter? Information overload? Doesn't data have to be "boiled down" and "simplified"? These common questions miss the point, for the quantity of detail is an issue completely separate from the difficulty of reading. Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.”

― Edward R. Tufte

design rescue failed content

“Design cannot rescue failed content.”

― Edward R. Tufte

design arrange elements accomplish purpose

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

― Charles Eames (1907-1978)

good design obvious great transparent

“Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent.”

― Joe Sparano

typeface destroy misuse overuse

Any good typeface can be completely destroyed when misused or extensively overused.”

—Alexander Gelman

typeface write word dialrct language

“Typefaces are to the written word what different dialects are to different languages.”

—Steven Heller

design solution problem art question

“Design is a solution to a problem; art is a question to a problem.”

—John Maeda