#design

The ultimate triumph of philosophy would be to cast light upon the mysterious ways in which Providence moves to achieve the designs it has for man. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#cast #designs #light #man #moves

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. ↗

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

#achieved #add #away #designer #knows

I chose to deal with the science of cryptography. Cryptography began in mathematics. Codes were developed, even from Caesar's time, based on number theory and mathematical principles. I decided to use those principles and designed a work that is encoded. ↗

— James Sanborn

#began #caesar #chose #codes #cryptography

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration. ↗

— Jil Sander

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Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respect for the living, three-dimensional body rather than to cover the body with decorative ideas. ↗

— Jil Sander

#body #brought #clothes #cover #cut

It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe. ↗

— Jil Sander

#around #design #globe #hope #i

The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists. ↗

— Jil Sander

#apparent #certain #cultural #dated #designer

Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors. ↗

— George Santayana

#eccentricity #graphic #graphic design #heresy #hobbies

Mary Quant is my favourite fashion designer. ↗

— Vidal Sassoon

#fashion #fashion designer #favourite #mary

You get to say, 'Here's my philosophical idea about what the costume should like,' and the costume designer comes and gives you choices and sometimes they're all good, and I say, 'What do you think?' and they pick the right thing. ↗

— John Sayles

#choices #comes #costume #designer #get