Q: What are the boundaries of design?

A: What are the boundaries of the problem?

– charles eames

The work designers make is inspired by taste, and taste is often derived from what we’re exposed to during our upbringing.

– anoushka khandwala

Design is a basic human ability to help autonomous self-realization.
– victor papanek

In English, the word design is both a noun and a verb…

– vilém flusser

Design is culture. Design changes the way we live.

– hank richardson

The core belief is that “not knowing” is a healthy prerequisite for discovery and that “making” is a physical process that involves thinking, drawing, and working directly with materials.
– william longhauser

An idea has no meaning until it finds physical form.
– calvin tomkins

Design influences.
– loretta staples

We have filled more dumps and landfills than any other profession.
– richard buchanan

… reporters, TV news anchors, graphic designers, and others hired to condense and deliver messages but to keep their mouth shut… 

– maud lavin

A good history of design isn’t a history at all. It’s a history of ideas and therefore of culture.
– tibor kalman