Here is a collection of design quotes for inspiration and motivation written by various authors. Whether you are a rookie or an experienced professional, we all need inspiration.
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. ~ John Maeda
Google has placed its faith in data, while Apple worships the power of design. This dichotomy made the two companies complementary. Apple would ship the phones and computers, while Google would provide Maps, Search, YouTube, and other web tools that made the devices more useful. ~ Ben Parr
Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose. ~ Charles Eames
Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained. ~ Ferdinand Porsche
Everything is designed. Few things are designed well ~ Brian Reed
Marketing without design is lifeless, and design without marketing is mute ~ Von R. Glitschka
Design is the silent ambassador of your brand ~ Paul Rand
Good design goes to heaven; bad design goes everywhere ~ Mieke Gerritzen
A website without SEO is like a car with no gas ~ Paul Cookson
Websites promote you 24/7: No employee will do that.” ~ Paul Cookson
Great web design without functionality is like a sports car with no engine. ~ Paul Cookson
No design works unless it embodies ideas that are held common by the people for whom the object is intended. ~ Adrian Forty
The only important thing about design is how it relates to people. ~ Victor Papanek
Designing a product is designing a relationship. ~ Steve Rogers
Design cannot rescue failed content. ~ Edward R. Tufte
Real web designers write code. Always have, always will. ~ Jeffrey Zeldman
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. ~ Steve Jobs
Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution. ~ Ivan Chermayeff
Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all… good design must primarily serve people. ~ Thomas J. Watson
Accessible design is good design. ~ Steve Ballmer
A good designer must rely on experience, on precise, logic thinking; and on pedantic exactness. No magic will do. ~ Niklaus Wirth
Design is people. ~ Jane Jacobs
The design of each element should be thought out in order to be easy to make and easy to repair. ~ Leo Fender
