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Corporations today, by their razor sharp focus on the 'bottom line' and quarterly earnings, have lost their ability to innovate. John Maeda
Today Focus Lost Innovate Earnings Corporations Ability Bottom Bottom Line Sharp Razor Line
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
Good You Communicate Design Unless Computer Layout Look Well Very Trained Anyone Create Page Program
Artists change how we see the world - and that can have value in the way people do business. John Maeda
Business Change People World Value Way See How Artists
With regard to what is designed really well, I think people are the best-designed objects in the world. Seriously. John Maeda
People World Seriously Think Objects Well Regard Really Designed
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
Experience Innovation Way Kinds Some Seem Directly Indirectly New Come Sciences Equations Always Chemicals Linked Forget Human Just Either Place Human Experience
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
People Our Possibilities Horizon Divergent Economy Execute Built Expand Get Done Artists Them Things Designers Thinkers
The best scientists that I've met are those that are humanists and scientists at the same time. John Maeda
Time Best Met Those Scientists Same Same Time
Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math.' John Maeda
Art Good Parents Say Though John Only Hear Math Up Growing Growing Up Found Things Two
I don't really love computers. John Maeda
Love Computers Really
Creativity's about ownership. John Maeda
Creativity Ownership About
Apple products aren't simple technologies by any stretch, but there is a beautiful simplicity to them. John Maeda
Beautiful Simple Simplicity Any Them Products Apple Technologies Stretch
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
Art Ride World Money Matter Loudest Meal Our Everything Fabricate About Computers Know Also Talks Robots Still Human Where Human Beings Us Next Beings Shows
Videogames are indeed design: They're sophisticated virtual machines that echo the mechanical systems inside cars. John Maeda
Car Design Virtual Indeed Machines Systems Inside Echo Sophisticated Videogames Mechanical
Beautiful fabrics last; synthetics don't. Certain fabrics, such as linen or cotton, develop their own character over time. John Rocha
Beautiful Time Character Own Fabrics Cotton Develop Over Certain Last
I never set out to do interior design; I just do what I do, and some people come along and want me to work with them. John Rocha
Work Me People Interior Some People Design Out Some Never Along Come Just Want Them Set
Your 30s is the time to embrace bold, zingy colour patterns and to follow trends while taking time to get used to what really suits you. John Rocha
Time You Suits Trends Embrace Follow Colour Taking Taking Time Get While Patterns Really Your Used Bold
During fashion week, I dream about fashion; afterwards, I dream about fishing. After fashion week, I always go fishing to wind down. John Rocha
Fashion Wind Down Dream About Week Always Go Fishing After Afterwards
I think my love of form is especially informed by my background, whether this is creating a wonderful silhouette in a dress or finding the perfect shape for a bowl or the 'just so' angle of a table leg. John Rocha
Love Wonderful Think Background Finding Table Silhouette Dress Angle Perfect Shape Bowl Leg Just Form Whether Informed Creating
My life is about family and friends as well as work. John Rocha
Life Work Family My Life About Well Friends Family And Friends
I have no idea why, but I find that men make more of an impact on me in films than women - even very beautiful ones. John Rocha
Beautiful Me Women Men Films Find Impact No Idea More Idea Make Very Than Even Why
I turned my hand to costume design a few years ago when I created the outfits for 'This Is the Sea,' with Richard Harris and Samantha Morton. It's a very different discipline to being a fashion designer, though - you have to rein in your own vision and work to a tight brief. John Rocha
Work Fashion You Vision Discipline Few Own Design Harris Though Outfits Costume Tight Years Years Ago Hand Very Being Different Richard Turned Created Your Sea Brief Fashion Designer Rein Designer
As I get older and older, people like my work more and more. John Rocha
Work People Older More More And More Like Get Older People
I am trained as a fashion designer and do not claim to be an expert architect or anything like that. I won't do something unless I know I can do it. John Rocha
Fashion Unless Claim Architect Something Like Know Am Trained Anything Expert Fashion Designer Designer
Fashion remains closest to my heart. I get genuinely excited by my collections - I never wanted to be a businessman. John Rocha
Fashion Heart Collections Remains Never Excited Genuinely Get Closest Wanted Businessman
A woman can look incredibly sexy in a black suit. John Rocha
Woman Black Incredibly Sexy Look Suit
I'm a British designer, and it's great to show on your own ground. John Rocha
Great Own Your Show Ground Designer British
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