Design is no accident

To design is to plan, to order, to relate, and to control. In short, it opposes all means of disorder and accident.

Emil Ruder
Typography

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  1. Euan says:

    Which rather begs the question ….. is that a good or a bad thing?

  2. The Obvious? says:

    Make your mind up time …

    To design is to plan, to order, to relate, and to control. In short, it opposes all means of disorder and accident. Emil Ruder Typography is this a good or a bad thing …. beatnic – just wondering ยป Design

  3. Nic Price says:

    Euan, I agree with your question :-)

    I liked this quote because it really got me thinking.

    On the whole for me, design which does not cater for serendipity is bad news.

    Unless of course you’re an airline pilot trying to land a 747!

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