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I believe designers should eliminate the unnecessary. That means eliminating everything that is modish because this kind of thing is only short-lived.

— Dieter Rams

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I think there is always a need for pure design. With pure design, you don't need so much decoration.

— Jil Sander

I would think twice about designing stuff for which there was no need and which didn't endure.

— Robin Day

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

— Pablo Picasso

Most of our designs are developed long before there is a practical possibility of carrying them out. I do that on purpose and have done it all my life. I do it when I am interested in something.

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

I think in terms of the work we're doing now a lot of the UI cleanup... I see it getting much prettier.

— Shawn Fanning

In my opinion, no single design is apt to be optimal for everyone.

— Donald Norman

I think taking design out of the studio and really having a relationship with the people that you're making it for really convinced me of how powerful a thing design is. It's not just an aesthetic decoration.

— Genevieve Gorder

Being a mod is more of a sensibility than a style.

— Martin Freeman

For much of its existence, design was all about convenience. We wanted to hide technology so that users are not distracted into thinking about the tools they use.

— Evgeny Morozov

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've always found it necessity to strip away everything but the most fundamental ways to work - the rest is style.

— Twyla Tharp