“Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.” HumansProblemHuman BeingsDesignSolutionsSolveIdentifyingIdahoExecutingHuman ProblemsGreat DesignBest Design Author:Ivan Chermayeff
“Good design, at least part of the time, includes the criterion of being direct in relation to the problem at hand - not obscure, trendy, or stylish. A new language, visual or verbal, must be couched in a language that is already understood.” ProblemHandsLanguageDesignUnderstoodDirectRelationDesignerVisualsObscureCriteriaGood DesignStylishTrendy Author:Ivan Chermayeff
“There is no "era" of simple, focused, concept-driven identity design. There is only design that grows out of understanding audiences for specific problems, and that evolves from an idea. This is an approach that does not depend on any specific time period or its technology.” DoeIdeasProblemGrowsUnderstandingSimpleTechnologyAudienceDesignIdentityDependsPeriodsApproachConceptsFocusedDrivenErasEvolveTime Periods Author:Ivan Chermayeff
“Styles come and go, design goes on forever: solving communication problems with new tools applied to the same old common sense.” ProblemCommonForeverStyleDesignCommunicationGoes OnToolsCommon SenseComes And GoesCommunication Problems Author:Ivan Chermayeff
