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Frank Chimero

Frank Chimero Quotes

Total quotes: 4

Frank Chimero

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Total quotes: 4

“Projects that seem cold or excessively composed are more indicative of a lack of understanding than a mark of professionalism.”

— Frank Chimero, The Shape Of Design

Tagged: Design

“Design doesn't need to be delightful for it to work, but that's like saying food doesn't need to be tasty to keep us alive.”

— Frank Chimero, The Shape Of Design

Tagged: Design

“The surest way forward is usually a plain approach done with close attention to detail.”

— Frank Chimero, Plainness and Sweetness

Tagged: Against Decoration, Design, Simple Is Complex, Quote of the Moment

“There’s the whole Buddhist thing about the essence of a bowl being its emptiness—that’s why it’s useful. Its emptiness allows it to hold something. I guess that means that design must talk about something else. If you make design about design, you’re just stacking bowls, and that’s not what bowls are for.’”

— Frank Chimero, Frank Chimero on The Great Discontent (TGD)

Tagged: Design, Product, Product Design, Buddhism

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