Design is a solution to a problem. Art is a question to a problem. John Maeda More Quotes by John Maeda More Quotes From John Maeda When people say, 'I don't get art' ... that means art is working. John Maeda motivationinspirationart 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 technologyartthinking Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful. John Maeda simplicitydesignmeaningful Too little confidence, and you're unable to act; too much confidence, and you're unable to hear. John Maeda inspiring-businesstoo-muchlittles If there were a prerequisite for the future successful digital creative, it would be the passion for discovery. John Maeda creativitypassionsuccessful The problem isn't how to make the world more technological. It's about how to make the world more humane again. John Maeda technologicalproblemworld A designer is someone who constructs while he thinks, someone for whom planning and making go together. John Maeda planningtogetherthinking 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 horizonartistpeople Good problem-seekers are in higher demand than good problem-solvers. John Maeda demandhigherproblem Amidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are considered "useless," will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to live longer or live more prosperously. The arts are the science of enjoying life. John Maeda enjoy-lifebelieveart Simplicity and complexity need each other. John Maeda complexitysimplicityneeds If you are going to have less things, they have to be great things. John Maeda great-thingsifs 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 confuseddesignskills If you have no fear, no one has power over you. John Maeda fear-no-oneno-fearover-you All I want to be is, someone that makes, new things and, thinks about them. John Maeda new-thingswantthinking 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 innovationkindway A book is a human-powered film projector (complete with feature film) that advances at a speed fully customized to the viewer's mood or fancy. This rare harmony between object and user arises from the minimal skills required to manipulate a bound sequence of pages. Each piece of paper embodies a corresponding instant of time which remains frozen until liberated by the John Maeda piecesskillsbook The best designers in the world all squint when they look at something. They squint to see the forest from the trees - to find the right balance. Squint at the world. You will see more, by seeing less. John Maeda balancetreelooks When you're younger, think less and do more; when you're older, do less and think more. John Maeda thinking Technological advances have always been driven more by a mind-set of 'I can' than 'I should' Technologists love to cram maximum functionality into their products. That's 'I can' thinking, which is driven by peer competition and market forces But this approach ignores the far more important question of how the consumer will actually use the device focus on what we should be doing, not just what we can. John Maeda competitionfocusthinking
