I am interested in imperfections, quirkiness, insanity, unpredictability. That's what we really pay attention to anyway. We don't talk about planes flying; we talk about them crashing. Votes: 14
Let's face it: we live at a time when government is less and less powerful, less and less effective, and the agent of social change, at least for the immediate future, is the corporation. Votes: 9
The difference between good design and great design is INTELLIGENCE Votes: 9
Pictures are so good at giving people information that they're not looking for. Votes: 8
We live in a society and a culture and an economic model that tries to make everything look right. Votes: 7
I'm always trying to turn things upside down and see if they look any better. Votes: 6
Consumer culture is contradiction in terms Votes: 6
If someone is going to permit me to make a publication that is politically and culturally progressive and not tell me to put their favorite movie stars on the cover, if I get to do what I want in an honest way - as I did in the beginning at 'Colors' - then I'm going to do it. Votes: 6
Perspective is a moment in time that cannot be fully appreciated until that moment has passed. Votes: 6
Some people... cling to the idea that the photograph is an inherently real or honest image and as such is always on a different plane from an obviously subjective form of visual communication such as painting. Votes: 6
Think like an artist. Dress like an insurance salesman. Votes: 6
To me, nothing is more vibrant than having the power to do something but not having the experience of knowing what's right and what's wrong. Votes: 6
Good designers are no longer satisfied in taking the manuscript from someone and making it look nice. One of the things that I've tried to do is move from being a designer to a content provider. Votes: 5
The perfect state of creative bliss is having power (you are 50) and knowing nothing (you are 9). This assures an interesting and successful outcome. Votes: 5
I use contrary-ism in every part of my life. Votes: 4
No matter what your cultural sophistication or what language you speak, everyone can understand images. Votes: 4
Edits are very important to me - they're the way in which I work on everything. Votes: 4
I like being a 10-year-old kid who's in charge. Votes: 4
I believe that this whole question of some photography being true and some untrue is a non-question. Photography is not objective; it never was objective. Votes: 3
If you don't have an idea, all you have is style. Votes: 3
I'm not as good a writer as I'd like to be; therefore, I like to use images to tell stories. Votes: 2
Your children will smash your understanding, knowledge and reality. You will be better off. Then they will leave. You'll miss them forever. Votes: 1
Design is just language and the real issue is what you use that language to do. Votes: 0
I'm not against beauty, it just sounds boring to me. Votes: 0
We don't talk about planes flying. We talk about them crashing. Votes: 0
What is said determines who listens and who understands. Graphic design is a language, but graphic designers are so busy worrying about the nuances - accents, punctuation and so on - that they spend little time thinking about what the words add up to. I'm interested in using our communication skills to change the way things are. Votes: 0
When you make something no one hates, no one loves it. Votes: 0
You'll never go wrong when you work with someone smarter than you. Votes: 0