“ Design thinking is a pragmatics, a set of algorithms, tried and tested tactics for observing, listening, engaging with people, interpreting and analyzing their circumstances, then iteratively and adaptively offering interventions in those circumstances so as to effect improvement.
“ For me, making is rarely a tidy experience…My personal motto remains: whenever possible, all projects should include yarn, dirt or raw meat.
“ Most scholars agree that is is very difficult to improve the skills of the design practice by teaching theory. On the other hand there is a need for a theoretical understanding of design. We need to discuss it, to manage it, and to develop it and theory is a good vehicle for this purpose.
“ We can collectively effect the world through design. We need to pick up where steve jobs left off
“ In the end, you need to master your craft, get over it, then focus on the people.
“ Problems to solve weren’t just limited to clients but they could be found in the culture and society at large and also within the designer’s experience.
“ The internet has no eraser.
“ Massimohadthissaying:“Onceaworkis
outthere,itdoesn’treallymatterwhattheexcuses
were.” It doesn’t matter i you didn’t
have enough time or i the client was an idiot. The only
thing that counts is what you’ve designed, and whether
it’s good or bad.
“ Once a work is out there, it doesn’t really matter what the excuses
were.
“ If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t know it well enough.
“ Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward.
“ Jobs’s more significant contribution is in this remarkable set of tools he has provided designers with. It’s arguable that design has got better since the advent of the Apple Mac, but it’s certainly become more complex and awe-inspiring.
“ Leaving his irreversible impact on business aside, I’m interested in his influence on our social behavior. Obviously he changed the way people engage with music, information, news and entertainment, but his legacy also changes the way people engage (or don’t) with one another in public spaces
“ Form needn’t follow function; the two are intertwined, and don’t forget delight. (ric grefe on steve jobs)
“ We are excited to see how technology can be used as a platform to bring back meaningful experiences and to increase interactions with other people.
