David Carson

If you have no intuitive sense of design, then call yourself an “information architect” and only use Helvetica.

An American graphic designer and surfer, best known for his innovative magazine design (Ray Gun), and use of experimental typography.

Design & Arts

Creativity & Ideas
Talent

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Surprise me!

I start with the laugh and work backwards from there.

Bill Bailey

English actor, comedian, musician and singer. Known for creative ways of incorporating music into his comedy.

Creativity & Ideas
Design Thinking

A fundamental part of creative process is making mistakes together. There’s no learning without trying lots of ideas and failing lots of times.

Jony Ive

Former Chief Design Officer of Apple, currently serving as a Chancellor of the Royal College of Art.

Collective Thinking
Creativity & Ideas
Making Mistakes

Rules can be broken – but never ignored.

David Jury

A writer, award-winning graphic designer and the head of the MA course of Art at the Colchester Institute.

Creativity & Ideas
Design Principles

If designers and researchers do not sometimes fail, it is a sign that they are not trying hard enough—they are not thinking the great creative thoughts that will provide breakthroughs in how we do things. It is possible to avoid failure, to always be safe. But that is also the route to a dull, uninteresting life.

Donald A. Norman

An American researcher, professor, and author (The Design of Everyday Things). As Apple’s User Experience Architect (90's), he became the first person to have UX in his job title.

Creativity & Ideas
Flops & Failures

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