Visual Culture

“It’s about whittling. It’s about taking something and whittling and whittling and getting it sharp and perfect. Then you’ve got something.”

James Victore

“Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.”

Thomas Edison

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“Always design a thing by considering its next larger context — a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.”

Eero Saarinen

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“Being a famous designer is like being a famous dentist.”

Noreen Morioka

“If you keep shouting, you are not making communication any better. You are only removing the talking and whispering from the system. I find our society a bit noisy. I would like to contribute a little silence. ”

Bruno Monguzzi

Our challenges for the future are the same as they have always been: Will our talents be used to divide or unite? For peace or for war? To replenish or deplete? Design brings emotion to a message. It takes an intellectual concept from the head into the heart. It is a powerful tool and, sadly, too often, a powerful weapon. As designers, we have incredible influence in shaping our cultural attitudes. We need to be more accountable for the selfish ways we use resources.

Joshua Chen

“If there were a prerequisite for the future successful digital creative, it would be the passion for discovery.”

John Maeda

Design is the application of intent—the opposite of happenstance, and an antidote to accident.
Robert L. Peters

Many desperate acts of design (including gradients, drop shadows, and the gratuitous use of transparency) are perpetuated in the absence of a strong concept. A good idea provides a framework for design decisions, guiding the work.

Noreen Morioka

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“…once you become complacent that’s pretty much it—you’ve got to push and challenge yourself or there’s no point.”

Si Scott

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