"Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful."

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Source : "Basics Design 01: Format: Second Edition" by Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris, A&C Black, (p. 151), May 1, 2012.

Dieter Rams

#Meaningful Quotes #Memorable Quotes #Design Quotes

“Watching I watch myself, what I see is my creation as though entering through my eyes perception is conception into an eye more crystal clear water of thoughts, what I watch watches me, I am the creation of what I see”
“The corrupt, when found out, become especially good moralists.”
“When you get past making labels for things, it is possible to combine and transform elements into new things. Look at things until their import, identity, name, use, and description have dissolved.”

Source : Corita Kent, Jan Steward (2008). “Learning by Heart: Teachings to Free the Creative Spirit”, p.49, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
“Religion as a whole specializes in sin management. It's all about organizing humanity in such a way that we cause as little damage as possible.”
“I eat healthily because that's the way I prefer to eat, and I'm sure it helps keep the weight off.”
“Somehow, bad news, however ridden with static, however filled with echoes, always manages to be conveyed.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jhumpa Lahiri from May 08, 2011
“Not everybody agrees on what's funny, obviously.”

Source : Interview with David Wolinsky, www.avclub.com. June 9, 2008.
“Our listeners asked us: "What is chaos?" We're answering: "We do not comment on economic policy.”

Source : "The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival". Book by John Vaillant, August 24, 2010.

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