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Linda's Shad Quote List: Design

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  • Buckminster Fuller:
    When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
  • Katrina Galway:
    A fuschia cell phone might be pretty, but a cell phone that does not require a manual--now that's truly beautiful.
  • H.L. Mencken:
    For every problem there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong.
  • Marshall McLuhan:
    If it works, it's obsolete.
  • Donald Norman:
    I have a rule of thumb for spotting bad design: Look for posted instructions. Whenever you see signs explaining how to use something, it is a badly designed piece of equipment.
  • William Morris:
    If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
  • Albert Einstein:
    Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler.
  • Nancy Banks Smith (Guardian, 1969):
    In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it's modern architecture.
  • Donald Norman:
    I believe that we can create a humane technology, one that serves and enhances people and society. But this won't happen unless educated, concerned people take a hand in the design and application of our technology.

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