All the things you're not supposed to do at the beginning of your professional life - transgressiveness, arbitrariness and violating expectations - you find more attractive at the end of your professional life.
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To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Design involves expressing ideas effectively through the mediums you can navigate.
Milton Glaser emphasizes that design is fundamentally about clear communication through the tools and skills at one's disposal. Whether through graphic design, architecture, or other forms, the goal of a designer is to ensure that their message is understood by the audience, leveraging every technique they have mastered.
Themes
DesignCommunicationClarityExpressionMedium
In practice
Example use cases
A graphic designer might use this quote while presenting their portfolio to highlight the importance of clear communication in their designs.
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