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Quote by Donald A. Norman

“If you're more susceptible to interruption, you do more out of the box thinking.”

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Donald A. Norman, born on December 25, 1935, is a renowned author. His work primarily focuses on human factors engineering, design psychology, and user experience. more

“When we think of design, we usually imagine things that are chosen because they are designed. Vases or comic books or architecture... It turns out, though, that most of what we make or design is actually aimed at a public that is there for something else. The design is important, but the design is not the point. Call it "public design"... Public design is for individuals who have to fill out our tax form, interact with our website or check into our hotel room despite the way it's designed, not because of it.”

Thinking Way Important Book Form Turns Individual Rooms Imagine Design Taxes Architecture Checks Chosen Despite Comic Hotel Comic Book Website Hotel Rooms Vases

Author:Seth Godin

“You have to finish things - that's what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.”

Writing Design Finishing

Author:Neil Gaiman

“I try and be as stupid as possible regarding my profession, which means I try to look at as few design magazines as possible.”

Trying Looks Mean Stupid Design Profession Magazines

Author:Ettore Sottsass

“To create great work, here's how you must spend your time: 1% Inspiration 9% Perspiration 90% Justification”

Inspiration Design Justification Great Work Perspiration

Author:George Lois

“It's all one to me: opera, painting, drawing, faxes.”

Design Painting Drawing Opera Fax

Author:David Hockney

“Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing. No argument or consideration can absolve typography from this duty.”

Writing Information Design Duty Type Argument Consideration Graphic Design Typography Conveying Text Message

Book:Typographie

Source: Typographie

Quote by Donald A. Norman

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