Design Exploration Quotes

Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection.

Architecture adds dimensions to my life that would be impossible to acquire if I retired. The beautiful thing about architecture is that every project is brand new. I am forced to renew myself with every project. Isn't that wonderful?

The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.

Architects always have a feel for time - the generation they live in - as we do, and they are always striving toward boundless adventure.

There is no way to find the best design except to try out as many designs as possible and discard the failures.

One of the neat things about Gearbox that I love is, we don't look at our designs as a totalitarian regime and we're all really happy to let designers and creators within the studio explore in our space.

I don't use the computer. I do sketches, very quickly, often more than 100 on the same formal research.

I like the idea that people get engaged thinking about design, about creativity. I don't see how it could possibly be bad.

As a designer, you've always got to push yourself forward; you've always got to keep up with the trends or make your own trends. That's what I do.

I would tell any aspiring designer to take the time to experience everything they can to really get a feel for what direction they want to go in. And most importantly, let your passion and your gut lead you.

Usually when you're doing concepts for a character, you just try a couple different things to see what sticks.

The thing is, if you're a designer, then you want to constantly push yourself and your designs.

Part of language design is perturbing the proposed feature in various directions to see how it might generalize in the future.

Designing is always on the mind of a designer, and as I was saying it's a sort of digestive process, so I usually keep it to myself unless I'm collaborating with someone because explaining all the things that are going on in your head can be quite exhausting, especially in the early stages of a project.

I really don't over-theorize about design. I'd rather feel it than talk it to death. A lot happens as you unroll the design.