"Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books."

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"Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books."

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"Work is designed to be in your own field of calling."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Design, Work, Calling, Purpose

"I have yet to learn that I am not designed to carry the burden of men. Rather, I am designed to carry the love of God so that I might soothe the burden of men."

Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

Design, Truth, Faith, Power, Wisdom

"Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service."

Steve Jobs, American Businessman

Design, Essence, Creation

"Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Design, Men, Truth, Chance

"It is very important to lead the field and innovate in game design."

John Romero, American Inventor

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"If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively, then the design strategy is flawed."

Tom Watson, American Golfer

Design, Strategy, Needs

"People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Design, People, Company, Production

"I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world."

David Brainerd, American Clergyman

Design, God, Thought, May

"Graphic designers judge a cover by its book."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Design, Truth, Power, Life, Wisdom

"Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books."

Donald Norman, American Scientist

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"Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player."

Customer

"I believe that robots should only have faces if they truly need them."

Faces

"To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement."

Error

"I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting."

Science

"A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it degrade the environment? Could it have been designed so it would actually be good for the environment?"

People

"If you think the products don't match what you want from a product, don't buy it."

Want

"It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or when all the information required is available in proper format."

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"Work is designed to be in your own field of calling."

"I have yet to learn that I am not designed to carry the burden of men. Rather, I am designed to carry the love of God so that I might soothe the burden of men."

"Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service."

"Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance."

"It is very important to lead the field and innovate in game design."

"If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively, then the design strategy is flawed."

"People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people."

"I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world."

"Graphic designers judge a cover by its book."

"Readers always seem to think that the author has some control over the design of their books."

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"Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player."

"I believe that robots should only have faces if they truly need them."

"To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement."

"I think there is a tendency in science to measure what is measurable and to decide that what you cannot measure must be uninteresting."

"A big ethical question is what happens after people stop using the device. Does it degrade the environment? Could it have been designed so it would actually be good for the environment?"

"If you think the products don't match what you want from a product, don't buy it."

"It is relatively easy to design for the perfect cases, when everything goes right, or when all the information required is available in proper format."

"You won't catch me giving clear lectures."

"So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount."

"Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability - they should go hand in hand."