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“The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes.”

Three Mistake Practice Design Foundation Constant Judgement

Book:Letters to Reyna

Source: Letters to Reyna

“Snohetta promotes a more democratic workplace atmosphere than most other architectural offices. This may merely reflect prevalent employment practices in Scandinavia, but Snohetta places a stronger emphasis on group participation in the design process than typical high-style firms.”

May Process Practice Groups Style Design Office Stronger Democratic Employment Atmosphere Firm Typical Participation Workplace Emphasis Scandinavia Design Process

Author:Martin Filler

“Practice design, Not Decoration: Don't just make pretty talking points. Instead, display information in a way that makes complex information clear.”

Way Talking Practice Clear Information Design Complexes Display Decoration

Author:Nancy Duarte

“The architect, Peter Arens who is the monstrous carbuncle architect, not merely did his design which had won a public competition never get built but his practice suffered financially for some years.”

Years Literature Practice Design Built Competition Architect Peter Monstrous

Author:Anthony Holden

“By definition, design, and practice, capitalism is a system that concentrates economic power in the hands of the few to the exclusion of the many.”

Hands Practice Economic Design Capitalism Definitions Exclusion Economic Power

Book:Take it personally: how to make conscious choices to change the world

Source: Take it personally: how to make conscious choices to change the world

“We can change our thinking. Rather than viewing the chemical adulteration of our environment and our bodies as the inevitable practice of convenience and progress, we can decide that cancer is inconvenient and toxic pollution archaic and primitive. We can start seeing the creation of carcinogens as the result of outmoded technologies. We can demand green engineering and green chemistry. We can let our systems of industry and agriculture know that they are suffering from a design flaw.”

“Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as often as it is practicable; and to make this custom the more significant, practice it first upon yourself.”

People Firsts Looks Would Be Action Practice Design Words Of Wisdom Method Constant Significant African American Customs

Book:Meditations

Source: Meditations

“The business and design of the Royal Society is: To improve the knowledge of naturall things, and all useful Arts, Manufactures, Mechanic practices, Engines and Inventions by Experiments-(not meddling with Divinity, Metaphysics, Moralls, Politicks, Grammar, Rhetoric or Logick).”

Art Practice Design Experiments Invention Divinity Engines Rhetoric Metaphysics Royal Mechanic Grammar Meddling

Author:Robert Hooke

“The history of clothing practices provides guidance for fashioning a new ethic that emphasizes quality over quantity, longevity over novelty, and versatility over specialization. With such an ethic, consumers would demand a shift toward more timeless design, away from fast-moving trends. Clothes could become more versatile in terms of what they can be used for, their ability to fit differently shaped bodies and to be altered.”