15 Quotes To Inspire UX Designers

We’ve put together 15 quotes from design greats like Dieter Rams, Jony Ive, and Massimo Vignelli to inspire you in your work.

Andrew Wilshere
Andrew Wilshere
|
May 17, 2017
|
0
Min Read
Share

A person who never made a mistake never made anything. American saying

Link to this quote

There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW!. Milton Glaser

Link to this quote

Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability: these should go hand in hand. Don Norman

Link to this quote

If you do it right, it will last forever. Massimo Vignelli

Link to this quote

The details are not the details. They make the design. Charles Eames

Link to this quote

People ignore design that ignores people. Frank Chimero

Link to this quote

Delay always breeds danger. To protract a great design is often to ruin it. Miguel de Cervantes

Link to this quote

There is no such thing as a boring project. Only boring executions. Irene Etzkorn

Link to this quote

Any product that needs a manual to work is broken. Elon Musk

Link to this quote

If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design. Ralf Speth

Link to this quote

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. Steve Jobs

Link to this quote

You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people. Dieter Rams

Link to this quote

Good design is good business. Thomas J. Watson

Link to this quote

It’s very easy to be different, but very difficult to be better. Jony Ive

Link to this quote

If you don’t love what you do, and do it with a passion, you probably won’t do it very well. Woody Pirtle

Link to this quote

Want to learn more about design? We offer a range of design short courses as well as an advanced UX Academy program.

Working 1-on-1 with an expert design mentor, students receive feedback on a portfolio of UX projects through a dedicated online platform, community critique sessions, and video calls. Find out more!​

Launch a career in ux design with our top-rated program

Top Designers Use Data.

Gain confidence using product data to design better, justify design decisions, and win stakeholders. 6-week course for experienced UX designers.

Launch a career in ux design with our top-rated program

Top Designers Use Data.

Gain confidence using product data to design better, justify design decisions, and win stakeholders. 6-week course for experienced UX designers.