Erik Spiekermann Professions : Graphic DesignerBorn : May 30, 1947 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Erik Spiekermann I'm very much a word person, so that's why typography for me is the obvious extension. It just makes my words visible. Erik Spiekermann typographyobviouspersons I'm obviously a typeomaniac, which is an incurable if not mortal disease. I can't explain it. I just love, I just like looking at type. I just get a total kick out of it: they are my friends. Other people look at bottles of wine or whatever, or, you know, girls' bottoms. I get kicks out of looking at type. It's a little worrying, I admit, but it's a very nerdish thing to do. Erik Spiekermann girlwinepeople Typomania is curable but not fatal. Unfortunately. Erik Spiekermann typographydesign Inspiration. From real life. I open my eyes and I travel and I look. And I read everything. Erik Spiekermann eyeinspirationreal These days, information is a commodity being sold. And designers-including the newly defined subset of information designers and information architects-have a responsible role to play. We are interpreters, not merely translators, between sender and receiver. What we say and how we say it makes a difference. If we want to speak to people, we need to know their language. In order to design for understanding, we need to understand design. Erik Spiekermann differencesplayorder You are what you are seen to be. Erik Spiekermann design The attention someone gives to what he or she makes is reflected in the end result, whether it is obvious or not. Erik Spiekermann endsattentiongiving They [letters] are my friends Some people look at bottles of wine, or whatever - girls' bottoms - I get kicks out of looking at type. Erik Spiekermann girlwinepeople Inherent quality is part of absolute quality and without it things will appear shoddy. The users may not know why, but they always sense it. Erik Spiekermann entknowsmay The materials shape your idea. Erik Spiekermann materialsshapesideas As we say in Berlin, there are many ways to bake a parrot. Erik Spiekermann berlindesignway Designers like even grayness, which is the worst thing for a reader. Erik Spiekermann worstdesignerreader Similar Authors Bruno Monguzzi graphic-designer Brian Webb graphic-designer Armin Hofmann graphic-designer April Greiman graphic-designer Alvin Lustig graphic-designer Alexey Brodovitch graphic-designerAll Authors
