I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure it’s functional and works with what you’re trying to accomplish. Design can come later. less than 1 minute read
I’ve always been a bit of a decorator. I think if I wasn’t a singer I’d probably be in stage setting or interior design or something. I like clutter and I’m quite visually greedy. I can’t have things to be plain I have to have things looking interesting… maybe I’m just a frustrated interior designer stuck in a singing career. less than 1 minute read
When I announced the development of Perl 6, I said it was going to be a community design. I designed Perl, myself. It’s limited by my own brain power. So I wanted Perl 6 to be a community design. less than 1 minute read
McSweeney’s as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object. less than 1 minute read
I’d like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right. less than 1 minute read
I think fashion is a lot of fun. I love clothes. More than fashion or brand labels, I love design. I love the thought that people put into clothes. I love when clothes make cultural statements and I think personal style is really cool. I also freely recognize that fashion should be a hobby. less than 1 minute read
Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose. less than 1 minute read
Design and technology should be the subject where mathematical brainboxes and science whizzkids turn their bright ideas into useful products. less than 1 minute read
