“Don't give users what they expect — give them what they deserve.”
“Some say “Why waste time using CSS3 when only minority browsers will see it?” — I say “Don’t be a lazy fucker!”
“Craftmanship names an enduring, basic human impulse, the desire to do a job well for its own sake” -R. Sennett, The Craftsman
“Put “fun” in functionality.” —Andy Budd
“So how did the company decide what customers wanted - surely by using focus groups? “We don't do focus groups,” he said firmly, explaining that they resulted in bland products designed not to offend anyone.”
“Dear client, just because a competitor does something on their site does not mean you should too. You will never take the lead by following.” @boagworld
“Using white space is not a designer’s nerdy issue. It’s not about taste.”
“The head of Black and Decker once said, folks don’t buy our products because they want one inch drills, they buy our stuff because they want one inch holes.”
“If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.” — Marcus T. Cicero
“Design is an opportunity to continue telling the story, not just to sum everything up.” — Tate Linden
“Broken gets fixed. Shoddy lasts forever.”
“The more you say, the less people remember. The fewer the words, the greater the profit.” Felelon
“You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length.” Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855)
Grids don't make dull layouts—designers do.
“Simply put, IE6 shouldn’t get any hate. Nor should it receive any love, either.”
“Audience and purpose.”