John Maeda
With regard to what is designed really well, I think people are the best-designed objects in the world. Seriously.Collection: Thinking
Teaching is the rare profession where the customer isn't always right and needs to be told so appropriately.Collection: Teaching
Art is a conduit toward human needs and perception.Collection: Art
I have a confession: I'm not a man of simplicity. I spent my entire early career making complex stuff. Lots of complex stuff.Collection: Men
Museums are important. Design and art schools are important because they show how it should be done at the highest level of quality. Once people are exposed to quality, they recognize it right away and they appreciate it. People's tastes are changed by exposure to quality. Unless they can see it they can't want it. That's the brilliance of Apple - they provide quality in design.Collection: Art
Creativity's about ownership.Collection: Creativity
Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math.Collection: Art
I don't like creating software anymore. It's too exact. It's like karate; there's no room for error.Collection: Errors
The artist needs to understand the truth that lies at the bottom of an enigma.Collection: Lying