Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works. (Steve Jobs)

…pay attention to what users do, not what they say! (Jakob Nielsen)

Other have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. (Pablo Picasso)

When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. But when I’ve finished, if the solution is not beautiful I know it’s wrong. (Richard B. Fuller)

The purpose of architecture is to shelter and enhance man’s life on earth and to fulfill his belief in the nobility of his existence. (Eliel Saarinen)

Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design. (Charles Eames)

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep. (Le Corbusier)

Architecture is sublimation of the needs of life: it is art that defines, in space, time. (Ernesto N. Rogers)

Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose. (Charles Eames)