Fun quotes about design that stuck

John Cleese demands you allow for contemplative thinking

John Cleese maintains that it is necessary to allow for contemplative thinking. A couple of days ago, I read an article on the Invision blog titled 72 quotes about design and creativity. That is a whole lot of quotes by any means but there were quite a few that really stuck. Here goes:

There is no such thing as a boring project. There are only boring executions.

―Irene Etzkorn

Great design is a multi-layered relationship between human life and its environment.

―Naoto Fukasawa

As we decrease uncertainty, we give ourselves permission to increase fidelity.

―Jonathan Irwin

Put hot triggers in the path of motivated people.

―B.J. Fogg

I have several times made a poor choice by avoiding a necessary confrontation.

―John Cleese

If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.

―Sir Ken Robinson

Design is a solution to a problem. Art is a question to a problem.

―John Maeda

Design is an opportunity to continue telling the story, not just to sum everything up.

―Tate Linden

Design is an opportunity to continue telling the story, not just to sum everything up.

―Tate Linden

I’d have loved to provide commentary on each one but they self elaborate. What are some great quotes about design and making that you’ve encountered?


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