Design is the patterning and planning of any act toward a desired, foreseeable end... any attempt to separate design, to make it a thing-by-itself works, counter to the fact that design is the primary underlying matrix of life.
Interpretation
Design is an essential process that influences all aspects of life and should not be viewed in isolation.
In this quote, Victor Papanek emphasizes that design is not merely a separate discipline but a fundamental aspect of life that shapes our actions and outcomes. He argues that attempting to separate design from the broader contexts in which it exists undermines its role and significance, as design is inherently intertwined with all aspects of existence and decision-making.
In practice
In a presentation on the importance of holistic thinking in design processes.
We live in a society that penalizes highly creative individuals for their non-conformist autonomy. This makes the teaching of problem solving in design both discouraging and difficult. A...student (has) massive blocks against new ways of thinking, engendered by some 16 years of mis-education.
Design must be an innovative, highly creative, cross-disciplinary tool responsive to the needs of men. It must be more research-oriented, and we must stop defiling the earth itself with poorly-designed objects and structures.
There are professions more harmful than industrial design, but only a few.
The only important thing about design is how it relates to people.
Of all the wonders that the world had to offer, only art promised immortality.
Whatever happens in my life, whether I stand up or I fall down, whatever the case, I'm going to use it in my art. Why? Because I'm an artist and I have to.
The most extraordinary thing about writing is that when you've struck the right vein, tiredness goes. It must be an effort, thinking wrong.
Poetry, above all is a series of intense moments its power is not in narrative. I'm not dealing with facts, I'm dealing_x000D_ with emotion.
I still get a little nervous before performing. You don't want to forget a lyric; you don't want to make a mistake. I still get butterflies. You can try to judge an audience, but you can only really judge things by the applause.
You make a movie that is about what you want it to be about and let people have their reaction to it.
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