John Maeda

Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math.'

Anyone with a computer and a design program can create a page layout. But unless you're trained in design, it won't look very good and it won't communicate very well.

I don't like creating software anymore. It's too exact. It's like karate; there's no room for error.

My style is Edie Sedgwick meets Grace Jones, or Audrey Hepburn meets Salt 'n' Pepa. Strong and feisty but still classic.

I'm a humanist at heart: at the end of the day, we are all human beings.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.