The Designer Says: Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom

by Sara Bader (Editor)

“An inspirational reference with words from the likes of Saul Bass, Stephen Doyle, Milton Glaser, Chip Kidd and Paula Scher.” —Cool Hunting   Whether musing about the creative process, the merits of failure and criticism, or the challenges of keeping the studio lights on, designers have opinions. The Designer Says is a compendium of quotations from more than one hundred of history’s leading practitioners. On the page they’re mixed like guests at a dinner party—a nineteenth-century designer might sit next to one working today, or two contemporary designers may strike up a conversation. Listen in as they complime nt, provoke, and one-up each other in this lively volume of insights for anyone curious about the ideas and personalities that shape the art of visual communication.   This beautifully designed (of course!) compendium features quotations from * Otl Aicher * Saul Bass * Michael Bierut * Irma Boom * Robert Brownjohn * Matthew Carter * Art Chantry * Ivan Chermayeff * Seymour Chwast * Elaine Lustig Cohen * William Drenttel * Charles and Ray Eames * Ed Fella * Alan Fletcher * Adrian Frutiger * Eric Gill * Milton Glaser * Jessica Helfand * Experimental Jetset * Ellen Lupton * Karel Martens * Debbie Millman * L'szl Moholy-Nagy * Bruno Mari * Paul Rand * Michael Rock * Aleksandr Rodchenko * Paula Scher * Kurt Schwitters * Erik Spiekermann * Jan Tschichold * Massimo Vignelli * Hermann Zapf * and many more   “Their wisdom comes across in gorgeous type and succinct humor.”—Cool Hunting   “A charming compendium of more than one hundred beautifully typeset remarks by some of today’s and yesteryear’s most celebrated graphic design minds.” —Brain Pickings

Genres: Design, Nonfiction, Art Design, Art

161 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2013

Reviews

[Laura Dimová · Rating 5 out of 5]

Na to, čo tá knižka ma spĺňať, splnila všetko. Pekne qoutes, ktoré potešia každého čítajúceho dizajnéra. 😊Taká milá jednohubka.

[Al · Rating 1 out of 5]

"Words of Wisdom"

One star because it at least made me laugh.

[Hdawg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imo this is what a design book should be.

If you need inspiration, you're not going to get it from a textbook on design.

I leave this book on my desk and pick it up between breaks. There are a couple of quotes on here that have seriously resonated with me

[Shilpa · Rating 4 out of 5]

More often than not, designers have to compromise on their vision and conform to what the client or creative director wants. “Make the logo bigger” is one of those phrases designers will hear at least a thousand times in their career. But true creatives just create because they love the art of creating.

In those times, it’s nice to have a little pick me up, to remind us of what truly matters. Sara Bader has complied a list of quotes, quips and words of wisdom, in one lovely reference book: The Designer Says. Published by Princeton Architectural Press and distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books, this compendium of insights from over one hundred of history’s leading graphic minds, is a delightful must-have book on every designer’s shelf.

more: http://thinkblink.ca/blog/?p=517

[Davide Genco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un'asciutta raccolta di frasi pronunciate da professionisti illustri del graphic design sulle tematiche più comuni del mestiere: dalla tipografia al rapporto con la committenza, dal metodo alla speculazione teorica, di ampio respiro o semplici fun fact. Il fatto che volutamente l'autore a volte affianchi frasi fra loro in contrasto sulla stessa tematica restituisce l'idea di un ideale dialogo e mette in luce al tempo stesso come si possa arrivare a risultati efficaci perseguendo anche metodologie differenti, purché coerenti con i propri scopi e le proprie inclinazioni progettuali.

[A Ahmed]

nice

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of quotes to comfort any designer.

[rakutenki · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant quotes, have its witty sense and encouragement for me :)

[Andre Felipe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as The Architect Says but..