“I don't want people to think about my age. Notbecause I don't want them to know my age, I just don't want them to think about it, I don't want itto be a factor.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantAgeFactors Author:Paula Scher
“I always drew. I was, you know, the school artist. I was the person who made the posters for the prom. That's who I was.” KnowsPersonsMadeSchoolArtistPostersProm Author:Paula Scher
“What a designer does is he makes things possible that you didn't imagine could exist before, and it makes the world a better place. You know, it's a great thing to be doing. A fine artist does that, too, but they make the expression for themselves, not for others' use.” KnowsWorldDoeUseArtistImagineExpressionFineGreat ThingsDesignerBetter PlaceFine ArtsFine Artists Author:Paula Scher
“Having no purpose is the function of art, so somebody else can look at it and ask a question. Design is different - you're supposed to understand what's going on. You can be delighted by it, intrigued by it, but you're supposed to know it's a hot dog stand.” KnowsLooksArtDifferentPurposeAsksDogDesignFunctionHotDelightedIntriguedHot Dog Author:Paula Scher
“I know that in my own work I'm able to do all kinds of things I never thought I'd be able to do.” KnowsKindAbleMy OwnAll Kinds Author:Paula Scher
“For people who make inventions, whether they make scientific inventions or artistic inventions, they're driven by pretty much the same thing. It's some mistrust from somebody saying it couldn't be a certain way, and overthrowing that. But that can happen at any point in history, at any time you come along. It doesn't get better or worse because you're born in this era or that era - I think it's more individualistic. It comes from within, you know, it's an internal thing.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayHappensCertainBornDrivenInventionArtisticErasGet BetterInternalsWithin YouMistrustIndividualistic Author:Paula Scher
“I find that I'm at my least creative point when I am doing something that I've done in repetition and I know all the rules - I never break the rules because I know them.” KnowsDoneBreakCreativeRepetition Author:Paula Scher
“What makes me say "wow" continually changes. It changes based on what I know.” KnowsWow Author:Paula Scher
“If I know something well, it no longer makes me say "wow" even if it's really terrific, even if it's a great iteration of it, because I know it well.” IfsKnowsWellsWowTerrific Author:Paula Scher
