“The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that.” Quote by Tina Maze
“I can think and play stuff in classical music that possibly violinists who didn't have access to other types of music could never do. It means I'm more flexible within classical music, to be a servant to the composer.” ThinkingMeanI CanPlayStuffTypeAccessServantComposerFlexibleClassical MusicViolinist Author:Nigel Kennedy
“Even if you're playing Brahms or a Beethoven concerto, you've got to have a different vantage point, slightly, each time.” IfsDifferentVantage PointBrahms Author:Nigel Kennedy
“Designers stand between revolutions and everyday life. They’re able to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and society and convert those changes into objects and ideas that people can understand.” PeopleIdeasAbleTechnologyObjectsRevolutionEverydayDesignerEveryday LifeScience And Society Author:Paola Antonelli
“In an ideal world, social responsibility would be a prerequisite for design, and designers would vow to produce beautiful, useful, positive, responsible, functional, and economical things and concepts that are meaningful additions to—or sometimes subtractions from—the world we live in. Indeed, design deserves such thoughtful consideration.” WorldSometimesWould BeBeautifulSocialResponsibilityDesignProduceConceptsDeserveIdealsResponsibleMeaningfulDesignerThoughtfulConsiderationSocial ResponsibilityVowPrerequisitesIdeal WorldSubtraction Author:Paola Antonelli
“I consider video games a form of design that is amazingly important today and that is going to become even more important in the future, because it is a way we interact with machines and screens.” WayImportantTodayFormGamesDesignMachinesScreensVideo Author:Paola Antonelli
“Be yourself, be in the moment, you’re going to be modern.” MomentsModernBeing Yourself Author:Paola Antonelli
“While an artist can choose whether or not to be responsive and responsible towards other human beings, by definition a designer must be.” HumansArtistHuman BeingsResponsibleDefinitionsDesigner Author:Paola Antonelli
“Products were once designed for the functions they performed. But when all companies can make products that perform their functions equally well, the distinctive advantage goes to those who provide pleasure and enjoyment while maintaining the power. If functions are equated with cognition, pleasure is equated with emotion; today we want products that appeal to both cognition and emotion.” IfsWantWellsTodayPleasureEmotionCompanyProductsAdvantageFunctionAppealsEnjoymentMaintainingCognitionDistinctive Author:Donald A. Norman
“So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.” DoeTeacherAmountTensionGood Teacher Author:Donald A. Norman
“Attractive things work better When you wash and wax a car, it drives better, doesn’t it? Or at least feels like it does.” FeelsDoeCarAttractiveAttractive Things Author:Donald A. Norman
