Quotes on Design

Des Traynor

Chris Coyier — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:10:08 +0000

If you see a few lines of atrocious code, you can make a judgement about the programmer. By judging the programmer, you can judge his boss, and by judging his boss you can judge the company. That’s the nature of fractals.

Joshua Brewer

Chris Coyier — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:09:02 +0000

Just because something looks good doesn’t mean its useful. And just because something is useful does not make it beautiful.

Ken Peters

Chris Coyier — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:09:19 +0000

Cheap design is like a tattoo… once you get it you’re forever branded with it.

Jared M. Spool

Chris Coyier — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:45:31 +0000

Once you eliminate quality as a requirement, the entire design process becomes a whole lot easier.

Greg Hudson

Chris Coyier — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:24:51 +0000

It is important not to let the perfect become the enemy of the good, even when you can agree on what perfect is. Doubly so when you can’t. As unpleasant as it is to be trapped by past mistakes, you can’t make any progress by being afraid of your own shadow during design.

Bill Watterson

Chris Coyier — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:32:43 +0000

You mix a bunch of ingredients, and once in a great while, chemistry happens.

Pablo Picasso

Chris Coyier — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:34:45 +0000

Every child is an artist. The challenge is to remain an artist after you grow up.

Michael Bierut

Chris Coyier — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:13:23 +0000

If you do good work for good clients, it will lead to other good work for other good clients. If you do bad work for bad clients, it will lead to other bad work for other bad clients.

Justin Davidson

Chris Coyier — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:20:37 +0000

The Fire Departmen has traditionally considered architecture a priority only when it’s burning down.

Napoleon Hill

Chris Coyier — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:19:08 +0000

A goal is a dream with a deadline.