Many anthropologists work with a concept called embodied knowledge - tacit, nonscientific knowledge - and look for ways to incorporate such information into product design. Katie Hafner anthropologistcallconcept Change image and share on social
I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design. Yukihiro Matsumoto consistencydesigngoal Change image and share on social
Once you come up with a premise, you have to work out how it all happened. It's a bit like coming up with a spectacular roof design first. Before you can get it up there, you need to build a solid foundation and supporting structure. Linwood Barclay bitebuildcome share on social
Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art. Leonard Baskin artcallcommercial Change image and share on social
When I design something, I think of it as a gift to somebody else. Eva Zeisel designgift Change image and share on social
Any product that needs a manual to work is broken. Elon Musk breakmanualproduct Change image and share on social
You'll never see me with a precision flick of eyeliner. Messy eyeliner became my thing by accident rather than design. If you can't get it straight, then just work it in around your eyes. Edie Campbell accidentdesigneye Change image and share on social
When I sit down and design, it's shoes that always appear. Edgardo Osorio designshoesit Change image and share on social
There are really two things that have to occur in order for a new technology to be affordable to the mass market. One is you need economies of scale. The other is you need to iterate on the design. You need to go through a few versions. Elon Musk affordabledesigneconomy share on social
