“All designed tools and objects are sort of extensions of human abilities, and they do tend to make life richer for us. But, an awful lot of designs, especially in this country, make life a lot more inconvenient. I'm thinking, for instance, of high-fidelity units that have so many switches and toggles and buttons and things that they confuse most people.” PeopleThinkingHumansCountryAbilityDesignObjectsToolsInstanceAwfulButtonsUnitsExtensionsFidelityInconvenientHigh Fidelity Author:Victor Papanek
“The only important thing about design is how it relates to people.” PeopleImportantDesignImportant ThingsRelateGood DesignGreat Design Author:Victor Papanek
“Advertising design, in persuading people to buy things they don`t need, with money they don`t have, in order to impress others who don`t care, is probably the phoniest field in existence today.” PeopleNeedsCareTodayOrderExistenceDesignFieldsDon't CareAdvertisingBuyingGoodsImpressPersuasionPhonyBuyersPersuading Author:Victor Papanek