Some really are! rdr, via arkitera.com
Some really are! rdr, via arkitera.com
If you have time, you are not a designer
God is in the details
Rounded corners are too hard
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Design is suffering
Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke
Never ever kern more than 5
It's called referencing, NOT copying!
Whoever says being pretty is not a function?
Moderation in all things and all things in moderation
'Good artists copy, great artists steal' (Picasso)
A good logo will help your business. A GREAT logo will help MAKE your business
Everybody is a designer
'The box' is inside out
Kill your darlings
[insert buzzword] is the new black
Always use an invisible grid and invisible guides
Everything needs to be balanced
Shine a light on it and call it art
Design is glue
To frame it is to lock it
Put two ears on it and call it a day
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If you can't hide it, make a feature out of it
No more slogans
Design is not a democracy
If we remove everything we will gain .000001% in margin
It's easier to convince the client to like your design, then to design something your client will like
You can always have attractive people using it... sex sells too
If you cannot use it then call it art
Nothing is evident
Design the design of the design
Design is what the designer decides
Garbage In, Garbage Out
WYSIWYG
Gradients are bad
A good copy is better than a bad original
Good taste is the key
A dress makes no sense, unless it inspires men to want to take it off you
You don't buy the product if you don't buy the story
Copy is sloppy
When in doubt, leave it out
Never use stock images
Try using stock images first
Sometimes you have to create bad design to please your clients
Never use Photoshop to create a logo
Get it done on time
Simple is hard
"There's too much white space, what is it for?..."
Use more hair
Don't use all caps
Never pretend to be the target of other people's work
Power is nothing without ctrl+z
A giraffe is a horse designed by a committee
Never trust Helvetica. Just use it.
Trust no-one. All clients are bastards. Eat more fish.