Design Skills Quotes

I'm an engineer.

I was an arts student. I did graphic design. Being an artist, I did a lot of paintings. I have always had that creative side to me.

Everyday people are not very good designers.

I have learned very quickly where my strengths are, and color coordination of particular things is not a strong suit.

I find, in merchandising and design and creative, a business school degree isn't particularly helpful.

To be a good designer, you would need to have deep and far-reaching interests outside of the profession.

I majored in industrial design/painting, but haven't had time to exercise that creativity.

There's a fundamental problem with how the software business does things. We're asking people who are masters of hard-edged technology to design the soft, human side of software as well. As a result, they make products that are really cool - if you happen to be a software engineer.

With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.

When I was 18, I began attending college for art and design, and I designed all sorts of things from furniture to industrial designs and even watches.

That's just tragic, that you can spend four years of your life studying the design of three dimensional objects and not make one.

Now there is tons of information available online. 90% of students rarely look at magazines in their intended format because they're looking at them on a computer screen. They don't understand the layout, so when they come to putting their own portfolios together, they have no spatial awareness.

I would love to have my own fashion line because I love sketching.

There are many designers who have much greater talent as a designer than I do, but they may not have my drive, they may not work as hard, they may not have the focus, the desire... You have to have a talent because, at the end of the day, if the pants you design don't make someone's butt look great, they're not going to buy them.

I knew from my youngest age I wanted to be a fashion designer. I was always draping fabric and working with color palettes.

I'd say I never considered myself a great architect. I'm more of a creative problem solver with good taste and a soft spot for logistical nightmares.

I've generally got a good eye for design and proportion.

Game design is a funny thing. There are people out there who are really good at it, but it's not clear that they can teach it. It's a very intuitive process. It's an art.

I used to do design before I was actually rapping. I went to art and design high school.

I never claimed to be a computer engineer, but I did train as an industrial designer, and I am a consumer marketer, and I am very comfortable dealing with complex businesses and complexity in general and simplifying it - basically a systems designer.

Graphic design is a hobby that I started with back in 2010-2011, which I am still doing today. And because of that, I was able to design my own stuff and designed my own logo.

One of the best things I ever did was to train in a practical skill. I love computers and they've become such a part of life, especially to the world of design. But it's important to understand that they are a tool, as much as a hammer or a saw is a tool. Computers don't help you design. There needs to be more emphasis on training young designers in how to build things. A good writer needs a good vocabulary. A good designer needs to understand his materials and processes. You can't, as a successful designer, pretend to get any respect if you don't know how things are made.

I've learned a lot about doing accessories and making shoes and handbags. I don't think my perspective has really changed. The subtlety of understanding yarns, what makes a fabric what it is - I've learned technical skills and more about the craft.

Anyone with a computer and a design program can create a page layout. But unless you're trained in design, it won't look very good and it won't communicate very well.

There are people who design buildings that are not technically and financially good, and there are those who do. Two categories - simple.