Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

Are you looking for creative design inspiration? Here are some famous design quotes from the top graphic designers to bring inspiration

By Claudio Pires
Updated on August 12, 2022
Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

Are you looking for creative design inspiration? Then look at the work and philosophies of famous designers — they’re talented, wise, and iconic for a reason! Here are some tremendous famous design quotes for inspiration from the top graphic designers of our time.

Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere
when nothing goes right. go left Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration
When nothing goes right, go left.
Be the best version of you
Be the best version of you
“The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences.” ― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
“The core of mans’ spirit comes from new experiences.” ― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.” ― Norman Vincent Peale
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” ― Norman Vincent Peale
Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration
Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

David Carson Design Quotes

Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll do.”

Milton Glaser

“There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow, is the one to aim for.”

Paul Ran Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

“The public is more familiar with bad design than good design. It is, in effect, conditioned to prefer bad design because that is what it lives with. The new becomes threatening, the old reassuring.”

Stefan Sagmeister

“You can have an art experience in front of a Rembrandt… or front of a piece of graphic design.”

Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration
Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

Bob Gill Design Quotes

“I’ve never had a problem with a dumb client. There is no such thing as a bad client. Our job is to do good work and get the client to accept it.”

Paula Scher Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

“It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad to get good.”

Michael Bierut

“If you do good work for good clients, it will lead to good work for other good clients. If you do bad work for bad clients, it will lead to other bad work for other bad clients.”

Chip Kidd Design Quotes

“Never fall in love with an idea. They’re whores. If the one you’re with isn’t doing the job, there’s always another always.”

Marian Bantjes Famous Design Quotes For Inspiration

“But I find that for myself, without exception, the more I deal with the work as something that is my own, as something personal, the more successful it is.”

Neville Brody

“Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries.”

Joshua Brewer

“Socrates said, “Know thyself.” I say, “Know thy users.” And guess what? They don’t think as you do.”

Saul Bass

“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares, as opposed to ugly things. That’s my intent.”

Frank Chimero

“Good design is about making other designers feel like idiots because that idea wasn’t theirs.”

Lindon Leader

“I strive for two things in design: simplicity and clarity. Great design is born of those two things.”

Jeffrey Zeldman

“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design. It’s decoration.”

Massimo Vignelli Design Quotes

“The life of a designer is a life of fight. Fight against the ugliness. Just like a doctor fights against disease. For us, the visual disease is what we have around, and what we try to do is cure it somehow with design.”

Finally, Do you know some good quotes? So, feel free to write it in the comments below and share it with us!

Claudio Pires

Claudio Pires is the co-founder of Visualmodo, a renowned company in web development and design. With over 15 years of experience, Claudio has honed his skills in content creation, web development support, and senior web designer. A trilingual expert fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, he brings a global perspective to his work. Beyond his professional endeavors, Claudio is an active YouTuber, sharing his insights and expertise with a broader audience. Based in Brazil, Claudio continues to push the boundaries of web design and digital content, making him a pivotal figure in the industry.