"Asymmetry is the rhythmic expression of funtional design. In addition to being more logical, asymmetry has the advantage that its complete appearance is far more optically effective than symmetry."

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Source : Jan Tschichold (1995). “The new typography: a handbook for modern designers”, Univ of California Pr

Jan Tschichold

#Expression Quotes #Design Quotes #Asymmetry Quotes

“There's a long history in the Middle East of "bread intifadas," starting with 1977 in Egypt, when Anwar Sadat tried to lift bread subsidies. People rebelled and poured into Tahrir Square, shouting slogans against the government just like they did earlier this year. Sadat learned his lesson and kept bread subsidies in place, and so did a host of other Middle Eastern dictators - many of whom were propped up for years by the West, partly through subsidized American wheat.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Writers who used to show off their erudition no longer sing in the bare ruined choir of the media.”

Source : "Channeling" by William Safire, www.nytimes.com. September 03, 2009.
“The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars as it wishes at no cost.”
“It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda.”
“As far as I can recall, the initial shiver of inspiration [for Lolita] was somehow prompted by a newspaper story about an ape in the Jardin des Plantes, who, after months of coaxing by a scientist, produced the first drawing ever charcoaled by an animal: this sketch showed the bars of the poor creature's cage.”
“I'm nervous when I play in the Masters or most other tournaments.”

Source : Interview with Julius Mason, www.rydercup.com. September 14, 2004.
“I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream.”
“A lot of people change their band names because they're looking for a change of atmosphere.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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