With these quotes, you can rekindle your motivation.

It can be found in our houses, our automobiles, our clothes, and the food we eat.

Where do you look for innovative ideas? Do you start with a Google search, a Behance scan, or a dive into Dribbble? Those who have been there and done that before are typically the best sources of inspiration for designers.

Check out these 100 quotes from some of history's most innovative designers.

01. Well-designed

A front-end developer, musician, and musician, the self-proclaimed ghostbuster is a front-end developer, musician, and musician. We interact with practically everything, but just a few items are deliberately created.

02. It's Just Complicated

Paul Rand is well recognised for creating corporate logos for companies like IBM and ABC. Design is a simple concept, but putting it into practise is more difficult.

03. Life is Design

Issey Miyake is a Japanese fashion designer recognised for her technology-driven creations and exhibitions. The remark above emphasises the importance of design and how it is more than simply a subject we study; it is a way of life.

04. Mirrors & Smoke

Bad design hides the truth, but good design is honest and reflecting.

05. Values of Culture

Robert L. Peters has a strong interest in design education. This remark puts the idea that design impacts the future unwittingly into context.

06. Considered Design

He is a public speaker, designer, and writer. Design can be scary, but it has a severe impact on society if it is not taken seriously.

07. Informational comprehension

Hans Hofmann was a painter and a teacher who was one of the most influential American artists of the postwar period. Design, as an information mediator, aids in the dissemination of information to the general public in a way that they can comprehend.

08. Works of Art

Steve Jobs was a co-founder of Apple and an American businessman. Design is more than just an aesthetic or physical experience, as evidenced by quotes like this.

09. Design is always present.

Adam Judge is the author of 'The Little Black Book of Design' and 'The Little Blue Book of Design,' two design books. The remark exemplifies the notion that everything is planned. Someone somewhere took the time to make it, no matter how excellent or horrible it is.

10. Design & Color

Bonnard was a French post-impressionist painter and printer. It emphasises the concept that a design's colour should not be employed to make it look 'beautiful,' but rather to improve it to the best extent possible.

11. Design with Transparency

Joe Sparano is a graphic designer and instructor from the United States. Great design often goes unnoticed or is taken for granted because it is so effective.

12. Everything is influenced by design.

Quotes like these elevate design to the foreground, establishing it as a necessary part of everyday life rather than a nice-to-have or purely aesthetic pursuit.

13. Technology & Design

Four24, a contemporary Christian band located in Philadelphia, has Daniel Mall as their creative director, advisor, and band member. His quote demonstrates that tradition cannot trump innovation. Designs have meaning thanks to traditional approaches.

14. Elegant simplicity

As this quotation demonstrates, when used correctly, simplicity, one of the most crucial characteristics of design, can be considered elegant.

15. Intelligence that can be seen

Alina Wheeler, the company's founder, specialises in strategic creativity and brand identity. Design is merely a physical manifestation of intelligence. Intelligence takes on a physical form thanks to design.

16. Effective Thoughts

Surrealism, Dadaism, and Cubism impacted French poet Pierre Reverdy. His thesis is that creativity is not only a method of thinking, but it is the smartest way of thinking.

17. Get the Basics Right

Anderson's comment emphasises the significance of a strong foundation. If you don't start with a powerful idea, nothing you do will improve it.

18. The Answer Is Formed By The Question

Piet Hein is a poet, architect, and mathematician from Denmark. Design is all about finding solutions to issues, and the problem must be thoroughly examined and understood before a solution can be developed.

19. Allow Design to Work

Micha Commeren is an Amsterdam-based designer. His design quote emphasises the importance of functionality in order for design to accomplish its goal.

20. Meaning that has been derived

Paul Rand was a business logo designer who worked in the United States. He thought that logos needed a strong backbone, and that the backbone could not be the logo itself.

21. Art Is Liberation

Paula Rego is a Portuguese visual artist who is noted for her storybook-inspired prints and paintings. Her quote demonstrates that art allows you to express yourself in whatever way your heart chooses.

22. I adore design.

'The Little Black Book of Design' and 'The Little Blue Book of Design' are Adam Judge's two design books. He emphasises the importance of not being too connected to anything in the art world because it is constantly changing and we should not rely on it as a crutch.

23. It's a lot of fun to be creative.

Mary Lou Cook was a singer, dancer, and actress. This creative phrase leaves no stone untouched, encouraging everyone to live life to the utmost in all they do.

24. There's Design in Everywhere

Paul Rand was a well-known American designer who specialised in logos. This comment, one of several from him, demonstrates that everything – no matter what it is – is designed. The houses we live in, the items we purchase, the automobiles we drive...the list goes on and on.

25. Take a Break From Technology

Gerard Huerta is a letterform designer and maker. His message about staying away from the computer teaches us that technology isn't always reliable. From time to time, we need to get back to basics and rediscover what design is all about.

26. Concentrate Your Imagination

Mark Twain was an author from the United States. This quotation emphasises the importance of imagination, and how we won't come up with great ideas if we aren't inventive.

27. Design is a form of storytelling.

Lorinda Mamo is a creative director and designer. Her comment emphasises that design is based on a storey, and you can't have great design without a great storey.

28. Defend Yourself Against the Ugly

Massimo Vignelli was a minimalist designer from Italy. His comment demonstrates that designers are always striving to make things more beautiful, and that we must eliminate the unsightly elements one by one.

29. Design is a visual medium.

Saul Bass was a graphic designer and filmmaker from the United States. This remark emphasises that design is a cognitive process, with the ultimate concepts reflected in the end product.

30. Make Design User-Friendly

Steve Ballmer is a former CEO of Microsoft and an American businessman. His design quote emphasises that if your design is not accessible to the masses, it is useless.

31. Exceptional Design

Antoine de Saint-Exupery was a poet and novelist from France. His comment demonstrates that design is a complex process in which we frequently over-embellish things.

32. The Nightmare of a Deadline

Nolan Bushnell is an entrepreneur and engineer from the United States. This remark demonstrates what all designers dislike the most, as well as how it motivates us to work.

33. Failure is not something to be afraid of.

Dr. Edwin Land was a scientist, inventor, and physicist (he invented the Polaroid camera). His comment on creativity is reassuring, as it reassures us that it's acceptable to fail. We will fail in order to be creative, but we must not be afraid of it; otherwise, it will stifle our creativity.

34. Design > Content

Jeffrey Zeldman is a podcaster, designer, and author. His comment encapsulates the genuine meaning of design and distinguishes it from what it is perceived to be by those who are uninitiated in the field. Decor does not require substance, whereas design does.

35. Design for a Reason

Charles Eames was an American architect and furniture designer who made significant contributions to both architecture and design. His design quote emphasises the notion that design has a purpose and achieves a goal.

36. Everything is designed.

Erik Adigard is a media artist and designer. His quote delves deeper into design and demonstrates just how far it can go.

37. There is a requirement for design.

Charles Eames was an architect and furniture designer from the United States. This quote demonstrates that design is a problem-solving tool.

38. The World Will Be Saved By Design

David Carson is an artist, designer, and surfer from the United States. He's making a wonderful compliment by comparing design to rock and roll. Rock & roll, like design, was a watershed moment in music history, influencing people all around the world.

39. Ideation

Ray Bradbury is a fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction novelist from the United States. This phrase is encouraging because it is a beautiful way to life to be so full of good thoughts that you wake up every day feeling fresh and awake because of them.

40. It's Difficult to Design

Paul Rand was a well-known American designer who specialised in corporate logos. He's talking about design as a construct, how it's simple in theory but difficult to do in practise.

41. Design & Typography

Rohan Nanavati works as an art director for India's Roar Studios. His comment emphasises the importance of typography in design and how it should not be overlooked.

42. Typography is something you should try.

Helmut Schmid is a typographer and designer. His typography quotation demonstrates that it's not just about designing lovely letters, but also about establishing an emotion with those letters and phrases.

43. Advertising Is Design

Paul Rand was a well-known American graphic designer who specialised in logo design. This remark asserts that, while design is an art form, it also serves a practical purpose.

44. When Does Art Work?

John Maeda is a designer, computer scientist, and author of Japanese ancestry. Art isn't simple, and not everyone will appreciate its nuances, according to his comment.

45. Reactions to Design

Milton Glaser is a well-known American designer who is well known for his "I Love NY" logo. This remark demonstrates that you shouldn't settle for mediocre design; instead, you should strive to wow with your work.

46. Designing an Experience

Stefan Sagmeister is a graphic designer and photographer located in New York. He's making a comparison between design and classic works of art, and he's endorsing both.

47. The Bad Takes Priority Over The Good

Paula Scher is a graphic designer, painter, and educator from the United States. Her comment implies that making errors is an inevitable part of life. In order to alter, you must create them.

48. Are You Ever Completed?

Neville Brody is a graphic designer from London. His phrase implies that when we design digitally, we never feel really finished.

49. Get to Know Your Clients

Joshua Brewer is a San Francisco-based graphic designer. His phrase implies that when designing, you should think about others because not everyone thinks the same way.

50. Create a Beautiful Environment

Saul Bass was a graphic designer and filmmaker from the United States. His statement about making lovely things for himself is motivational. He isn't concerned with whether or not anyone else requires it; he is making it for himself.

51. Clarity & Simplicity

Lindon Leader is a graphic designer and the inventor of the FedEx logo, which has won numerous awards. This quote is instructive in that it explains two of the most fundamental aspects of design.

52. Construct Something New

'The Little Black Book of Design' and 'The Little Blue Book of Design' are Adam Judge's two design books. This phrase teaches you that rather than recycling other people's ideas, you should always endeavour to be original and come up with new ones.

53. The Story Continues

Tate Linden is a branding and strategy consultant from the United States. His design quotation demonstrates that effective design does not have to come to an end; it may continue to be informative.

54. Don't make the mistake of attempting to save bad content.

Edward R. Tufte is a statistician, artist, and Yale University professor. This phrase tells us that if your storey isn't good, no amount of design will be able to redeem it.

55. Viewers Will Be Intrigued

Alexander Isley is an identity designer and brand strategist. His comment suggests that the purpose of design should be to not just educate, but also to intrigue and pique the interest of viewers.

56. There are no unsatisfactory customers.

Bob Gill is an illustrator and designer. This quotation offers a unique viewpoint on a "bad client." It implies that clients are never terrible or tough; all you have to do is help them make the best decisions possible.

57. Detailed Planning

Charles Eames was an American architect and furniture designer who made significant contributions to both architecture and design. His design phrase implies that the minute details are what make up the big picture, and that every detail is important.

58. Inspire Envy

Frank Chimero describes himself as a writer who also happens to be a designer. This phrase is about being creative and causing envy and jealously among your peers as a result of your brilliant ideas.

59. Design Is Heaven

George Santayana was a philosopher, writer, poet, and novelist who lived during the 19th century. Graphic design, according to his words, is a delightful thing, full of whimsy and enjoyment.

60. Don't Put Your Trust In Software

David Carson is an artist, designer, and surfer from the United States. This remark emphasises that sophisticated software and technologies alone will not make you a competent designer. Prior to the programmes, you must be an excellent designer.

61. Design brings ideas to life.

Deborah Millman is a radio personality, writer, artist, and brand strategist. Design, in her opinion, belongs on a pedestal. Designers play a vital role in our lives and contribute to making the world a better place.

62. Design is a process.

Ellen Lupton's areas of expertise include design, writing, curation, and education. Her design remark stresses that design isn't always about putting stuff on the page; it's also about knowing when not to.

63. Designers are frequently misunderstood.

Fabrice Barral is a graphic designer who specialises in unusual and new ideas. He portrays the designer as a multifaceted creature that is difficult to pin down, as he does with most creatives.

64. Make and Correct Mistakes

He was an architect, novelist, and interior designer in addition to being an architect. The idea of correcting faults at any stage during the process becomes acceptable as a result of this phrase. It implies that you should not abandon a project merely because it is nearing completion.

65. Don't Put Your Trust In Pictures

Facetti works as a graphic designer for Penguin Books. In his comment on imagery, he states that designers cannot succeed only on the basis of imagery; it must be a part of something larger.

66. Visible Purpose

Jennifer Morla is the president and creative director of Morla Design in San Francisco. Design, she believes, makes content more tangible and depicts something meaningful.

67. Design Is Beneficial

Joel Spolsky is the creator of Trello and a web developer. According to him, when items are designed correctly, they become more valuable, but they don't have to be more expensive.

68. Design necessitates marketing, and vice versa.

Von Glitschka is a graphic designer. The phrase underlines the importance of collaboration between marketing and design in order to be successful.

69. It's impossible to please everyone.

Leisa Reichelt is a freelance user experience designer. According to her, it's difficult to please everyone in design. It's crucial to keep your target audience in mind, but don't be concerned about those who aren't.

70. Designing is a difficult task.

Marty Neumeier is a branding, design, and creativity expert, as well as a lecturer and book. The author makes fun of folks who don't think design is difficult by demonstrating how stressful it can be.

71. Design that is good vs. design that is bad

Mieke Gerritzen is an Amsterdam-based designer, producer, and director. She uses design rather than words to incorporate a popular quotation, 'Good dogs go to heaven...' in her quote. The author emphasises that terrible design may be found anywhere, and that good design can be difficult to find.

72. Clear communication is essential.

Milton Glaser is a well-known American designer who is well known for his "I Love NY" logo. In his communication remark, he highlights the need of communicating in whatever method you can, but make sure it's in an understandable manner.

73. The Brain's Design Tricks

Neville Brody is a graphic designer from London. Design, he claims, is similar to an optical illusion that requires your brain to decipher.

74. Simplicity isn't the goal.

Paul Rand is a well-known American fashion designer. Keeping things simple isn't enough. When an idea is sound, it will reach a point where it is straightforward.

75. Don't dismiss your abilities.

From the United States, Paula Scher is a graphic designer, painter, and educator. In order to grow and learn, you should take on problems you don't think you're capable of.

76. Designing With A Strategy

Charles Eames was an architect and furniture designer from the United States. According to his words, design is the answer to a problem that is properly thought out to attain a purpose.

77. Have a Thought

Petrula Vontrikis is a Los Angeles-based designer, author, and educator. The remark parodies another classic adage, but it also underlines the importance of a good concept in effective design. There's more to the design than just a lovely face.

78. Style is a form of nonverbal communication.

Rachel Zoe is an editor, stylist, and designer. Her idea is that having your own style, whether it's clothing or design, may help you express who you are.

79. A good design accomplishes several goals.

Raymond Loewy, a French-born American industrial designer, was dubbed "the father of industrial design" and "the man who moulded America." He described excellent design as being functional, profitable, and not insulting visual people.

80. Designers give ideas shape.

Rudy VanderLans, a Dutch graphic designer, specialised in type design. Designers bring other people's ideas to reality, thus they wouldn't do work for others if they only had their own.

81. Traditional Techniques Should Not Be Forgotten

Wim Crouwel is a graphic and type designer from the Netherlands. Computers, according to Crouwel, are merely a tool in the design process. If you can't design using pencil and paper, you won't be able to design with technology.

82. Small Things Can Create Big Things

One of the most well-known Post-Impressionist painters is Vincent Van Gogh. As he mentioned regarding large things, small things assist to make great design. It's all in the details.

83. You are in command.

Von Glitschka is a designer and illustrator. He claims that while the client may believe they are in command, they are not actually doing the design. Make it clear to the client that you perform an excellent job.

84. Good design is imperceptible.

Berry works as a typographer as well as an editor. Bad design attracts attention, but excellent design is overlooked.

85. Designers are problem solvers.

Designers, as this adage shows, solve issues. They can provide businesses with innovative solutions.

86. Design gives us a sense of self.

Morningstar's CEO is Joe Mansueto. Standing out from the crowd requires good design.

87. The Problems of Art are Solved by Design

Karl Gerstner is a well-known graphic designer from Switzerland. He claims that design is the antithesis of art, and that art and design are incompatible.

88. Design With Purpose

A background inquiry into Robert L. Peters is presently underway. Design, he believes, should always be intentional and never random. The ideal design is one that has been carefully thought out.

89. Naturalistic design is ideal.

Roger Black is a magazine designer as well as a notary public. The appearance of design should always be natural.

90. Design is a form of art that has been optimised.

Shimon Shmueli is a designer and engineer with a background in marketing and design. Design, despite the fact that art does not necessarily have a purpose, does. A design can address problems while also appearing to be a wonderful work of art.

91. Relationships are formed through design.

Steve Rogers is a graphic designer and illustrator. He stresses the necessity of a link between the user and the product in his quote.

92. A bad designer isn't always a bad designer.

As this quote demonstrates, even a good designer may develop a horrible design. Don't be too depressed if you get stuck in a rut. It will improve your design skills.

93. Resolve Design Problems

Soumeet Lanka is an interior designer and architect who specialises in furniture and products. He believes that the most important component of design is to solve issues, and that little details are unimportant.

94. Design is a source of nourishment for the soul.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' First Presidency is led by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. This phrase portrays creation as a primal aspect of human nature that we must engage in in order to feel fulfilled and at peace.

95. Discipline in Design

Massimo Vignelli is an Italian designer. The quote exemplifies how design, discipline, and intelligence are all intertwined. Designers are smart and disciplined in order to produce their finest work.

96. Traditional Methods Should Never Be Forgotten

Milton Glaser is a well-known designer in the United States. We can see from this comparison that computers are merely a tool in the field of design, and that they are essentially shortcuts. The best designs are made by designers, not by machines.

97. Make everything enjoyable.

Irene Etzkorn works with Siegelvision as a clarity officer. If you're bored with a project, she recommends trying something new. If you're imaginative enough, you can make anything entertaining.

98. Make Design That Means Something

Maeda is a computer scientist, designer, and author of Japanese ancestry. According to him, simple designs contain just meaningful components. Remove all extraneous components from the design and make it solely informational.

99. Strive for the stars.

M.C. Escher is a well-known graphic artist from around the world. It motivates you to go to extremes and test your limitations. You won't be able to break new ground if you merely dip your toes in the water.

100. Designing a Better Life

Alan Fletcher is widely regarded as the founder of British graphic design. As he says in his quote, design is a way of life. It's not a simple task, but it's an important element of who we are as people.