A legend can just as well be founded in the future as in the past. " "It's called a 'prophecy,'" Urruah said. "You may have heard of the concept.
Peter Noever is a pain in the ass and a joy in the heart.
It is very important to embrace failure and to do a lot of stuff — as much stuff as possible — with as little fear as possible. It’s much, much better to wind up with a lot of crap having tried it than to overthink in the beginning and not do it.
To be a good designer, you would need to have deep and far-reaching interests outside of the profession.
I think it's ultimately inhuman to only see things for their functionality. We want things to be more than that. The desire for beauty is something that's in us, and it's not trivial.
Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
You can have an art experience in front of a Rembrandt. . . or in front of a piece of graphic design.
I always go into listening to a new record by Gord Downie solo or The Tragically Hip and think, "Well, I know what this is going to be, lyrically. " Every song starts and then I think, "Oh, I have no idea where that comes from. " He has this entirely original voice, both literal and metaphorical.
We're here to mark that day in history when the Allied peoples joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation. Europe was enslaved, and the world prayed for its rescue. Here in Normandy the rescue began. Here the Allies stood and fought against tyranny in a giant undertaking unparalleled in human history.
An artist finds his happiest combination in a play of complementary colors. They are direct contrasts yet do not jar; they awaken the beholder, but do not disturb him.
I think I have this thing where everybody has to think I'm the greatest. And if they aren't completely knocked out and dazzled and slightly intimidated by me, I don't feel good about myself.