"In design man becomes what he is. Animals have language and perception as well, but they do not design."

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Source : Otl Aicher (2015). “The World as Design: Writings of Design”, p.6, John Wiley & Sons

Otl Aicher

#Men Quotes #Animal Quotes #Design Quotes

“Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.”
“I know "accessibility" is a term that's kind of thrown around wantonly today, especially with talking about visual media. But I think that the strength of comics [is how they] really allow you to transcend those last barriers between a reader absorbing the information of an experience, and a reader being able to project themselves into the [experience of the] people about whom they're reading.”
“The silent film has a lot of meanings. The first part of the film is comic. It represents the burlesque feel of those silent films. But I think that the second part of the film is full of tenderness and emotion.”
“Kissing was something I did a lot of. Kissing in a wheat field as the sun begins to set on a summer's evening, with the haze of that light.”

Source : Interview with Hector de la Manzana, believermag.com. March 2003.
“I love the idea of spies in love. How would it work between two people who were so programmed to lie and be suspicious, who have a whole life based on pretence?”
“When I look to my guiltiness, I see that my salvation is one of our Saviour's greatest miracles, either in heaven or earth.”
“The evils which sapped the nation's strength had all been wrought in the name of religion.”
“The greater the level of calmness of our mind, the greater our peace of mind, the greater our ability to enjoy a happy and joyful life.”

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