All conventional wisdom has an element of truth to it, but good design requires more than an element of truth - it requires an ensemble of correct assumptions and valid calculations.
Henry Petroski
Accessible design is good design.
Steve Ballmer
Good design is good business.
Ian Schrager
About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.
Manolo Blahnik
Design is an unknown.
Geoffrey Beene
I don't start with a design objective, I start with a communication objective. I feel my project is successful if it communicates what it is supposed to communicate.
Mike Davidson
To whom does design address itself: to the greatest number, to the specialist of an enlightened matter, to a privileged social class? Design addresses itself to the need.
Charles Eames
The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living.
Harry Bertoia
In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.
