Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations. Paul Rand expectationgoalgood Change image and share on social
The reason I always insisted on signing my work was not to be subordinate to anyone. Paul Rand insistreasonsign Change image and share on social
Ideas do not need to be esoteric to be original or exciting. Paul Rand esotericexcitidea Change image and share on social
To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit: it is to add value and meaning, to illuminate, to simplify, to clarify, to modify, to dignify, to dramatize, to persuade, and perhaps even to amuse. To design is to transform prose into poetry. Paul Rand addamuseassemble share on social
Providing, meaning to a mass of unrelated needs, ideas, words and pictures - it is the designer's job to select and fit this material together and make it interesting. Paul Rand designerfitidea Change image and share on social
There's a certain kind of research you have to listen to - the factual stuff, not opinion. Facts are facts. Sugar is sweet - it's not a matter of opinion. It just is. Paul Rand factfactualkind Change image and share on social
I never did calligraphy... But handwriting is an entirely different kind of thing. It's part of the syndrome of modernism... It's part of that asceticism. Paul Rand asceticismcalligraphyhandwriting Change image and share on social
I was too practical to want to be a painter. Paul Rand painterpractical Change image and share on social
In the West, we look at art through life. Well, that's one way of living. In the Orient they look at life through art. They even drink their tea without sugar, for the same reason that they don't like a lot of frilly decorations on a painting. I can't stand butter on my bread for the same reason. I'm allergic to goo and rococo. Paul Rand allergicartbread share on social
You can't criticize geometry. It's never wrong. Paul Rand criticizegeometrywrong Change image and share on social