“Certainty is a closing of the mind. To create something new you must have doubt.” Quote by Milton Glaser
“There is no such thing as a good or bad ad in isolation. What is good at one moment is bad at another. Research can trap you into the past.” MomentsPastDesignResearchIsolationAdsTraps Author:William Bernbach
“The work needs to get out of your head and on to the table, and it needs to be done from the heart.” NeedsHeartDoneDesignTables Author:Paula Scher
“Having a favorite color is like having a favorite lung.” DesignColorLungsFavorite Color Author:Sara Genn
“Typography at its best is a visual form of language linking timelessness and time.” FormLanguageDesignDesignerVisualsTimelessnessTypographyGreat DesignBest DesignDurability Author:Robert Bringhurst
“Everyone interested in licensing our field might note that the reason licensing has been invented is to protect the public, not designers or clients. 'Do no harm' is an admonition to doctors concerning their relationship to their patients, not to their fellow practitioners or the drug companies. If we were licensed, telling the truth might become more central to what we do.” IfsHas BeensReasonMightCompanyDesignFieldsDrugProtectDoctorsFellowsNotesPatientHarmDesignerTelling The TruthClientsAdmonitionLicensingDrug Companies Author:Milton Glaser
“Rules are what the artist breaks; the memorable never emerged from a formula.” ArtistBreakDesignMemorableFormulasGreat AdvertisingAdvertising Business Author:William Bernbach
“Any fool can make soap. It takes a clever man to sell it.” MenDesignFoolSellsCleverSoapClever Man Author:Thomas J. Barratt
“Genius gives birth, talent delivers. What Rembrandt or Van Gogh saw in the night can never be seen again.” GivingNightSawsTalentDesignBirthGeniusVans Book:The Portable Jack Kerouac Source: The Portable Jack Kerouac
“Interesting things happen when the creative impulse is cultivated with curiosity, freedom and intensity.” HappensInterestingCreativeDesignCuriosityThings HappenImpulseIntensityInteresting Things Author:Saul Bass
“The idea of trying able to explain why you do what you do is absurd.” TryingIdeasAbleDesignAbsurd Author:Milton Glaser