John Maeda Quotes

Design is a solution to a problem. Art is a question to a problem.

When I studied graphic design, I learned a valuable lesson: There's no perfect answer to the puzzle, and creativity is a renewable resource.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

The moment we live in is a great time to make art. We have different technologies to play with, and we're left with the opportunity to focus on our work.

Creativity is the art of the impossible

Every piece of technology, every piece of art, basically everything manmade comes from an idea.

I like the idea that people get engaged thinking about design, about creativity. I don't see how it could possibly be bad.

Industry is best at the intersection of science and art.

Isn't the drawing board the place where all the best work happens? It's not a bad thing to go back there. It's the entire point.

The art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact - sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book.

Besides black art, there is only automation and mechanization.

I'm an inventor.

It's not enough to have a hacker culture anymore. You have to have a design culture, too.

My training and my inclination is to invent.

I like the creative aspect of developing a project.

Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.

I love the new technology. New things give you a reason to want to go to the studio. New challenges mean you have to keep up, you know?

Ever since I was young I loved making things and being part of the design process.

I like to create.

A designer is someone who constructs while he thinks, someone for whom planning and making go together.

We are often celebrating technology and codes, but we don't really think about the creative side.

I want to involve creativity more in technology and business. It is obvious that for us to be successful, a healthy relationship with creativity is needed.

At Nintendo, we think deeply about everything.

Apple is a unique company in that the art and the science sit together very nicely. There's an appreciation for both sides of the brain.

I enjoy being creative.