I wanted to create a toolkit which I would have wanted as an entrepreneur to use these principles of psychology in product design. Some startups totally forget the trigger. In some, the action is too complicated. Others don't have a variable reward, which maintains mystery. Nir Eyal actioncomplicatecreate share on social
I am always locked in my design studio. Valentino Garavani designlockstudio Change image and share on social
Design is so critical it should be on the agenda of every meeting in every single department. Tom Peters agendumcriticaldepartment Change image and share on social
I brought a lot of my own pieces of clothes to the design room when I first met with the design team just so they could see what my style was like. Nastia Liukin bringclothedesign Change image and share on social
I'm drawn to furniture design as complete architecture on a minor scale. Brad Pitt architecturecompletedesign Change image and share on social
How do you design it so that people can form a space of their own, and feel quiet and contemplative? Michael Arad contemplativedesignfeel Change image and share on social
My dad wanted me to be a professional person, which I was - I was a civil engineer. I graduated from civil engineering at USC in California. I became an engineer, and I helped design the roads for the L.A. County Roads Department. And I did that for about one and a half years in a sense to please my parents - to be a 'respectable' person. James Hong californiacivilcounty share on social
Great designers seldom make great advertising men, because they get overcome by the beauty of the picture - and forget that merchandise must be sold. James Randolph Adams advertisebeautydesigner Change image and share on social
If you watched companies such as Sony and Samsung grow, they focused first on features and then on industrial design, which made their products look and feel better. Jefferson Han companydesignfeature Change image and share on social
When I take on a design project, I have to jet from the bookstore to the hardware shop to the lamp store and back again just to collect a small portion of the many items I need to fill a home. But, when you hit the flea market, they're all right there. From booth to booth, you have the bases covered. Nate Berkus backbasisbookstore share on social