Quotes on Design

James Goldsmith

Chris Coyier — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:24:58 +0000

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Andy Rutledge

Chris Coyier — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:33:49 +0000

The way to “get your name out there” is to establish a pattern of excellent work and a reputation for integrity over several years.

Alex Zevallos

Chris Coyier — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:32:04 +0000

Babe Ruth was a Home Run king but he was also a strike out king. Always go for the fences, even if it means some designs strike out with clients. That’s the only way to hit a home run.

Blue Saunders

Chris Coyier — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:39:23 +0000

Innovation is seldom hindered by platform.

Anton Peck

Chris Coyier — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:24:00 +0000

Creativity isn’t worth a thing if it isn’t served with an equal amount of reliability.

Nathan Rice

Chris Coyier — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:21:20 +0000

At the end of the day, pretty colors make people drool.

D. Keith Robinson

Chris Coyier — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:25:17 +0000

A person tends to critique a design in one of several ways. The most common, and usually least valuable, is by gut reaction.

Aristotle

Chris Coyier — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:09:31 +0000

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.

Lukas Mathis

Chris Coyier — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:55:15 +0000

I don’t read inspiring books. I find that such books give me a temporal high, but they don’t give me the power to actually follow through. In fact, I suspect these books often serve as a substitute for actual success, rather than as a way of helping people achieve success. By reading inspiring books, you can experience success vicariously; they free you from having to achieve things yourself.

Denise Harman

Chris Coyier — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:33:18 +0000

Preparation gives birth to self-confidence.