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Good design is clear thinking made visible, bad design is stupidity made visible


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Only drug dealers and software companies call their customers 'users'

Only drug dealers and software companies call their customers 'users'



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It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.



Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.

Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.



Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether.

Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether.



If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.

If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.



The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is.

The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is.



Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.

Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.



Design cannot rescue failed content.

Design cannot rescue failed content.



Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.

Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.



The world is complex, dynamic, multidimensiona l; the paper is static, flat. How are we to represent the rich visual world of experience and measurement on mere flatland?

The world is complex, dynamic, multidimensiona l; the paper is static, flat. How are we to represent the rich visual world of experience and measurement on mere flatland?





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But that I should have ended up in a place like this seems too custom-made a nightmare to be the work of mere ill fortune.

But that I should have ended up in a place like this seems too custom-made a nightmare to be the work of mere ill fortune.



Any man's life can be seen as a series of engagements with his fathers, Including the surrogates provided by life and literature.

Any man's life can be seen as a series of engagements with his fathers, Including the surrogates provided by life and literature.



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It is the gift of stories that most repays life among settled people.



And what would they find on sale? His sanity? Could be. Half-Price. Smoke and Water Damage. Everything Must Go.

And what would they find on sale? His sanity? Could be. Half-Price. Smoke and Water Damage. Everything Must Go.



As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office.

As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. I made that clear when I came into office.



Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birth right of all. Labor is the real sustainer of society, the sovereignty of the ultimate destiny of the workers.

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The invitation for artists to compete to see who can be the most charitable is a wonderful thing.

The invitation for artists to compete to see who can be the most charitable is a wonderful thing.



Mama says it's okay to be on the quiet side—if quiet means you're listening, watching, taking it all in.

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I seem to be the most wordy when it comes to monsters because I'm a bit of a monster freak.

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