I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life. You're lucky if you can see trees out of your window and you have a square nearby, or a bar, a cornershop, a surgery. Then you're living well. Richard Rogers barcitycornershop share on social
Biomimicry is basically taking a design challenge and then finding an ecosystem that's already solved that challenge, and literally trying to emulate what you learn. Janine Benyus basicallybiomimicrychallenge Change image and share on social
For one thing, I am still working as an adviser on fashion, design and colour and stuff. Mary Quant advisercolourdesign Change image and share on social
They say that the best furniture and clothing design from the '50s and '60s is Scandinavian or Milanese. Christian Lacroix 50s60sclthe Change image and share on social
The principal and only way to make an heirloom product is to design something that people will need not just this year, but for the next 50 or 100 years. Saul Griffith designheirloommake Change image and share on social
It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake. Junius designmistakewrong Change image and share on social
Hey, I'm a good software engineer, but I'm not exactly known for my fashion sense. White socks and sandals don't translate to 'good design sense'. Linus Torvalds designengineerfashion Change image and share on social
We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams. Les Brown activebegincharge Change image and share on social
I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I've been working on a children's book for a while, and I'd like to see that through. Colleen Haskell bookchilddesign Change image and share on social
Everyone by now presumably knows about the danger of premature optimization. I think we should be just as worried about premature design - designing too early what a program should do. Paul Graham dangerdesignearly Change image and share on social
