Question everything generally thought to be obvious. — Dieter Rams
(via resimplify)
“ The internet, at this time in history, is the greatest client assignment of all time. It’s offering you a blank check and asking you to come up with something fascinating and useful that it can embrace en masse, to the benefit of everyone.”
Ben Pieratt, Svpply
“ Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer — that the designers are handed this box and told, ‘Make it look good!’ That’s not what we think design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”
Steve Jobs, in an interview with Rob Walker for his terrific 2003 New York Times Magazine profile on the creation of the iPod.
via a great Daring Fireball post.
“ It’s interesting to see a network, Instagram, starting to replace the iPhone’s native camera application in many users’ daily usage of their phones. I see this in my kids’ behavior all the time. When they want to take a photo, they open Instagram, not the camera application.”
Utilities vs Networks on AVC.com
“ If I said anything you disagree with, think was confusing, stupid, or just plain wrong, please tell me. I won’t take offense – don’t sugar coat it – just tell me. That’s the best way for me to learn and get smarter.”
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Honest, direct, and clear debate is so much more powerful than bullshit.
“We shape our tools, and our tools shape us.” - Marshall McLuhan
Great @wilsonminer talk about designing our environment.
New letters & numbers (and @e_olsen). (Taken with Instagram at Three West Collective)
