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John Maeda Quotes

The problem isn’t how to make the world more technological. It’s about how to make the world more humane again Picture Quote #1

If there were a prerequisite for the future successful digital creative, it would be the passion for discovery Picture Quote #1

Skill in the digital age is confused with mastery of digital tools, masking the importance of understanding materials and mastering the elements of form Picture Quote #1

We seem to forget that innovation doesn’t just come from equations or new kinds of chemicals, it comes from a human place. Innovation in the sciences is always linked in some way, either directly or indirectly, to a human experience Picture Quote #1

What’s next for technology and design? A lot less thinking about technology for technology’s sake, and a lot more thinking about design. Art humanizes technology and makes it understandable. Design is needed to make sense of information overload. It is why art and design will rise in importance during this century as we try to make sense of all the possibilities that digital technology now affords Picture Quote #1

Too little confidence, and you’re unable to act; too much confidence, and you’re unable to hear Picture Quote #1

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Things that I can do myself, I either do by myself, or teach a willing undergraduate who doesn’t know how to do those things by doing it for me. Things that I can’t do myself, my graduate students should be doing Picture Quote #1

Teaching is the rare profession where the customer isn’t always right and needs to be told so appropriately Picture Quote #1

The difference between closing or opening your eyes is the choice between the imagined vs real. Blinking is only human Picture Quote #1

My role is to find strategic insights as to where design can have the most business impact. A designer can bring a viewpoint of not just aesthetics, but economics and usage Picture Quote #1

How do we slow down what matters the most and speed up what benefits change and progress? We don’t want to impede progress, but we are seeking reconnection to ourselves, to each other, and with the world Picture Quote #1

A designer is someone who constructs while he thinks, someone for whom planning and making go together Picture Quote #1

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People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done Picture Quote #1

Our economy is built upon convergent thinkers, people that execute things, get them done. But artists and designers are divergent thinkers: they expand the horizon of possibilities Picture Quote #1

Art shows us that human beings still matter in a world where money talks the loudest, where computers know everything about us, and where robots fabricate our next meal and also our ride there Picture Quote #1

Videogames are indeed design: They’re sophisticated virtual machines that echo the mechanical systems inside cars Picture Quote #1

The best scientists that I’ve met are those that are humanists and scientists at the same time Picture Quote #1

Design is about crafting an experience that is unfamiliar enough to feel novel, yet familiar enough to instill confidence Picture Quote #1

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Apple products aren’t simple technologies by any stretch, but there is a beautiful simplicity to them Picture Quote #1

I have a confession: I’m not a man of simplicity. I spent my entire early career making complex stuff. Lots of complex stuff Picture Quote #1

I don’t like creating software anymore. It’s too exact. It’s like karate; there’s no room for error Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I like stuff designed by dead people. The old designers. They always got it right because they didn’t have to grow up with computers. All of the people that made the spoon and the dishes and the vacuum cleaner didn’t have microprocessors and stuff. You could do a good design back then Picture Quote #1

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The problem isn’t how to make the world more technological. It’s about how to make the world more humane again (John Maeda Quotes) If there were a prerequisite for the future successful digital creative, it would be the passion for discovery (John Maeda Quotes) Skill in the digital age is confused with mastery of digital tools, masking the importance of understanding materials and mastering the elements of form (John Maeda Quotes) We seem to forget that innovation doesn’t just come from equations or new kinds of chemicals, it comes from a human place. Innovation in the sciences is always linked in some way, either directly or indirectly, to a human experience (John Maeda Quotes) What’s next for technology and design? A lot less thinking about technology for technology’s sake, and a lot more thinking about design. Art humanizes technology and makes it understandable. Design is needed to make sense of information overload. It is why art and design will rise in importance during this century as we try to make sense of all the possibilities that digital technology now affords (John Maeda Quotes) Too little confidence, and you’re unable to act; too much confidence, and you’re unable to hear (John Maeda Quotes) Things that I can do myself, I either do by myself, or teach a willing undergraduate who doesn’t know how to do those things by doing it for me. Things that I can’t do myself, my graduate students should be doing (John Maeda Quotes) Teaching is the rare profession where the customer isn’t always right and needs to be told so appropriately (John Maeda Quotes) The difference between closing or opening your eyes is the choice between the imagined vs real. Blinking is only human (John Maeda Quotes) My role is to find strategic insights as to where design can have the most business impact. A designer can bring a viewpoint of not just aesthetics, but economics and usage (John Maeda Quotes) How do we slow down what matters the most and speed up what benefits change and progress? We don’t want to impede progress, but we are seeking reconnection to ourselves, to each other, and with the world (John Maeda Quotes) A designer is someone who constructs while he thinks, someone for whom planning and making go together (John Maeda Quotes) People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done (John Maeda Quotes) Our economy is built upon convergent thinkers, people that execute things, get them done. But artists and designers are divergent thinkers: they expand the horizon of possibilities (John Maeda Quotes) Art shows us that human beings still matter in a world where money talks the loudest, where computers know everything about us, and where robots fabricate our next meal and also our ride there (John Maeda Quotes) Videogames are indeed design: They’re sophisticated virtual machines that echo the mechanical systems inside cars (John Maeda Quotes) The best scientists that I’ve met are those that are humanists and scientists at the same time (John Maeda Quotes) Design is about crafting an experience that is unfamiliar enough to feel novel, yet familiar enough to instill confidence (John Maeda Quotes) Apple products aren’t simple technologies by any stretch, but there is a beautiful simplicity to them (John Maeda Quotes) I have a confession: I’m not a man of simplicity. I spent my entire early career making complex stuff. Lots of complex stuff (John Maeda Quotes) I don’t like creating software anymore. It’s too exact. It’s like karate; there’s no room for error (John Maeda Quotes) 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 (John Maeda Quotes) I like stuff designed by dead people. The old designers. They always got it right because they didn’t have to grow up with computers. All of the people that made the spoon and the dishes and the vacuum cleaner didn’t have microprocessors and stuff. You could do a good design back then (John Maeda Quotes)

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