June 9, 2008 at 6:22 am | Quotes | Tags: interface, people, visual design |

“Interface design isn’t only about making a device or application look attractive… it’s about making an appropriately pleasing application or device that people find useful and usable and want to integrate into their lives.” - Designing for Interaction by Dan Saffer
If you don’t already have it, be sure to get Dan’s book Designing for Interaction.
June 2, 2008 at 6:38 am | Quotes | Tags: visual design |

“Like all forms of design, visual design is about problem solving, not about personal preference or unsupported opinion.” - Making the Web Work: Designing Effective Web Applications by Bob Baxley
If you like this quote, you can find this and the rest of Bob’s thoughts in his book Making the Web Work: Designing Effective Web Applications
April 9, 2008 at 7:14 am | Quotes | Tags: visual design |

“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” - Massimo Vignelli in the film Helvetica
Purchase the flim Helvetica here