The idea of being able to build things bottom up, atom by atom, has made [scientists] all into tinkerers. And all of a sudden scientists are seeking designers, just like designers are seeking scientists.

Ugly design should be rejected, just like nonfunctional design is rejected, just like nonenvironmentally conscious design should be rejected. It's a value.

Heaven is satisfied curiosity.

Beauty and elegance are a right, not a surplus... . We must demand, at least, intention.

Good design is a Renaissance attitude that combines tech, cognitive science, human need and beauty to produce something.

I consider video games a form of design that is amazingly important today and that is going to become even more important in the future, because it is a way we interact with machines and screens.

While an artist can choose whether or not to be responsive and responsible towards other human beings, by definition a designer must be.