The public is more familiar with bad design than good design. It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design, because that is what it lives with. The new becomes threatening, the old reassuring. ~ Paul Rand

I strive for two things in design: simplicity and clarity. Great design is born of these two things. I think these are what we want from design, and from business, from our work, even from our friendships. More info >

There are three responses to a piece of design – Yes, No, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.

It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good. ~ Paula Scher

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. More info >