What’s next for technology and design? A lot less thinking about technology for technology’s sake, and a lot more thinking about design. Art humanizes technology and makes it understandable. Design is needed to make sense of information overload. It is why art and design will rise in importance during this century as we try to make sense of all the possibilities that digital technology now affords.
John MaedaThe difference between closing or opening your eyes is the choice between the imagined vs real. Blinking is only human.
John MaedaNo place in the US better exemplifies the ethos to engineer new digital technologies than Silicon Valley
John MaedaToo little confidence, and you're unable to act; too much confidence, and you're unable to hear.
John MaedaAmidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are considered "useless," will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to live longer or live more prosperously. The arts are the science of enjoying life.
John MaedaArtists change how we see the world - and that can have value in the way people do business.
John MaedaMuseums are important. Design and art schools are important because they show how it should be done at the highest level of quality. Once people are exposed to quality, they recognize it right away and they appreciate it. People's tastes are changed by exposure to quality. Unless they can see it they can't want it. That's the brilliance of Apple - they provide quality in design.
John Maeda