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Read. Travel.
Read. Ask.
Read. Learn.
Read. Connect.
Read.

~ Erik Spiekermann.

Sometimes things are beautiful because they work; and sometimes in trying to make things work, you make something beautiful. Both approaches are interesting, but aesthetics are not our priority. You might say we're interested in the form of side effects.

Dexter Sinister: David Reinfurt, Stuart Bailey

There is no other color that is better than black. There are many others that are appropriate and happy, but those colors belong on flowers. - Massimo Vignelli

If I don't know what to do, I use blue. - Wim Crouwel

If your words aren't truthful, the finest optically letter-spaced typography won't help.

Διαβάζω περιστασιακά τα διάφορα quotes και παράλληλα βλέπω τη δουλειά διαφόρων designers.

Ήθελα να σημειώσω μια ατάκα της Ray Eames:

"Everything hangs on something else."

Φράσεις που έχουν πει σχεδιαστές οπτικής επικοινωνίας. Είμαι στον κλάδο και μερικά τα βρίσκω ενδιαφέροντα ή που δίνουν έναν έναυσμα να σκεφτώ. Το ανοίγω περιστασιακά, ως μέσο χαλάρωσης.