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23 Quotes for Everyone Practicing Human-Centered Design
And maybe also for everyone else
Every once in a while, we all need a little inspiration to help us design for our users. Sometimes it is as simple as reading a quote or a daily affirmation. These quotes and daily affirmations can also help designers develop the habits that enable good design consistently. Here are 23 quotes for people practicing human-centered design.
1. “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” ― James Baldwin
2. “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” ― Ernest Hemingway
3. “Good design is like a refrigerator — when it works, no one notices, but when it doesn’t, it sure stinks.” — Irene Au
4. “It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.” — Paula Scher
5. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one…just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. “The role of the designer is that of a good, thoughtful host anticipating the needs of his guests.” — Charles Eames
7. “People ignore designs that ignore people” — Frank Chimero
8. “To design is much more than simply to assemble, to order, or even to edit: it is to add value and meaning, to…
