"The details are not the details. They make the design." 7 Oct 2010 | 03:27 am

“The details are not the details. They make the design.” - Charles Eames

Photo 7 Oct 2010 | 02:52 am

"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." 6 Oct 2010 | 09:09 am

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” - William Morris

"As the material furnished him is often inadequate, vague, uninteresting, or otherwise unsuitable for..." 24 Aug 2010 | 01:00 am

“As the material furnished him is often inadequate, vague, uninteresting, or otherwise unsuitable for visual interpretation, the designer’s task is to restate the problem. By analysis (breaking down t...

"It is important that the workmen should not have to watch his instrument, that his whole attention..." 5 Aug 2010 | 02:00 am

“It is important that the workmen should not have to watch his instrument, that his whole attention should be given to his work.” - Eric Gill

"Some consider it noble to have a method; others consider it noble not to have a method. Not to have..." 29 Jul 2010 | 01:00 am

“Some consider it noble to have a method; others consider it noble not to have a method. Not to have a method is bad; to stop entirely at method is worse still. One should at first observe rules sever...

"The world of business could function without benefit of art. But should it? I think not, if only for..." 20 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

“The world of business could function without benefit of art. But should it? I think not, if only for the simple reason that the world would be a poorer place if it did.” - Paul Rand, A Designer’s A...

"When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the..." 15 Jul 2010 | 02:00 am

“When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it’s wrong.” - R. Buckminster Ful...

Applying Metrics 13 Jul 2010 | 07:43 am

In December of 2008 I decided that I needed to start exercising every day. I had previously been exercising only when it was convenient for me without a set schedule. This lead to inconsistent results...

"That the separation of form and function, of concept and execution, is not likely to produce objects..." 6 Jul 2010 | 04:23 am

“That the separation of form and function, of concept and execution, is not likely to produce objects of aesthetic value has been repeatedly demonstrated.” - Paul Rand, A Designer’s Art