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What can we learn from the battle between data and design? What can we learn from the relationship between Google and Apple? Clearly no one school of thought is right: Apple and Google are both wildly successful and profitable companies that changed the world.

I rarely go into a shop on holiday, because fashion and design are what I'm involved in every day. I need another world.

Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years, and they know what works and doesn't work.

Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lucky to be able to do what I have loved all my life. There can be few greater gifts than that.

'The Shining' is operatic and sensational and... really shocking. It has this amazing meld of classical music and modern interpretations of classical music, and incredible imagery. From the set design to the costumes, there's so much to unpack.

Design is important. I spend much of my working life as a designer. But how can you design for materials if you don't know what they can do? The feel of them, the possibilities, the capabilities? These are things you learn only by working with materials all the time. Frankly, a university degree is not much help in that.

Engineering is the art of managing scarcity - it's easy to design and build a massive bridge that will last forever if cost is not an issue. Similarly, to build a new company, you must manage scarce resources.

The problem is, in software design, often the consequences of your decisions don't become apparent for years.

My hair is different than a lot of people's. I like my hair. I like the fade. I like the little design I have. I'm cool with it. Obviously my hair is thin on top, so it looks like a bald spot, but I really could care less.

By means of tracing-paper I transfer my design to ... -John Tenniel

By means of tracing-paper I transfer my design to the wood and draw on that.

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The quote describes a particular technique used by the speaker to transfer their design onto wood. It implies a methodical process involving tracing paper as an intermediary step to replicate or transfer the design onto the wood surface, which serves as a foundation for further drawing or artistic work.

We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for him; not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can.

Good design is good business.

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The quote conveys a belief or observation that good design is not only aesthetically pleasing but also holds significant value in terms of its impact on business success. It implies that well-executed design can positively influence various business aspects, such as attracting customers, enhancing user experiences, and driving profitability.

Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.

I'm always drooling over great design, from fashio... -Janina Gavankar

I'm always drooling over great design, from fashion to furniture.

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The quote expresses the speaker's consistent admiration and fascination with exceptional design, encompassing various domains such as fashion and furniture. It implies a continuous enthusiasm and appreciation for well-executed design, suggesting an ongoing quest for inspiration and a keen eye for aesthetic excellence.

At some point in your life, if you're lucky, you g... -Daniel Day-Lewis

At some point in your life, if you're lucky, you get to design the way in which things evolve.

Design is an iterative process. One idea often bui... -Mark Parker

Design is an iterative process. One idea often builds on another.

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The quote highlights the iterative nature of the design process, emphasizing that ideas in design frequently evolve and progress through a series of iterations. It suggests that the development and refinement of ideas occur through a continuous building and expanding upon previous concepts.

The key to making things affordable is design and ... -Elon Musk

The key to making things affordable is design and technology improvements, as well as scale.

To design is to communicate clearly by whatever me... -Milton Glaser

To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master.

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The quote emphasizes the communicative aspect of design, suggesting that effective design is achieved through clear and intentional visual or expressive means. It implies that designers should skillfully utilize the tools and techniques at their disposal to convey their intended messages or ideas.

Designing is my hobby. If I didn't do what I do for a living - at some point when I don't do this for a living - I'll probably just do design work. I love finding really special pieces of furniture.

Due to the failure of politics, which has become a process of middle-management, art has become one of the last open spaces to question core beliefs and to design a viable future. Art becomes an open space where we can ask fundamental questions about ourselves.

I am passionate about what design can do - how far it can support the new ideas and the new ways of living of this 21st Century. Good design accelerates this exciting future where manufacturing is local, materials and processes are cradle to cradle, business models are both socially and financially driven.

I worked in fashion, but I worked more in the sales side of fashion than in design. I was an assistant buyer for a department store back in the '70s and the early years of Saint Laurent. And I used to have a lot of private clients that I bought for.

Good design begins with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting your intuition.

When I am true to my inspiration, even fight for m... -Christian de Portzamparc

When I am true to my inspiration, even fight for my design, the project always turns out well.

I don't like the idea that the first preparation when you start to design your building has to put your label. I think this is not fair. It's not fair to the building or to the people, to the client, because every building tells a different story.

There's established gaming IP that's coming from console to mobile, which is interesting. Everything is converging a little bit toward mobile devices in the living room. On the casual side, the graphics and animation and game design and all of those variables are improving.

Design is important, it's an important dimension i... -Carlos Ghosn

Design is important, it's an important dimension in the car. It's not the only one.

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The quote acknowledges the significance of design as a crucial aspect of automobiles. However, it also emphasizes that design is just one component among various others that contribute to the overall value and functionality of a car.

Could we design an all-glass building with internal channels and networks for airflow and water circulation? Can we surpass the great modern tradition of discrete formal and functional partitions and generate an all-in-one building skin?

Design our world so that we have positive social a... -Bjarke Ingels

Design our world so that we have positive social and environmental side effects.

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The quote conveys a call to intentionally shape and design our world in a manner that generates positive social and environmental outcomes or consequences. It implies a desire for design to contribute to sustainable and beneficial impacts on society and the environment beyond purely aesthetic considerations.

It's a very strange thing for a designer to say, but one of the things that really irritates me in products is when I'm aware of designers wagging their tails in my face.

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