on Design...

I'm reading The Photographer's Eye by Michael Freeman, and there's a great quote that perfectly describes design and art to me:
"The technology, of course, is vital,
but the best it can do,
is help realize ideas and perception."
Despite all the complexity,
despite all the nuance and infinite subtleties,
Clarity of Intent, answers everything.
"What is it you are trying to do?"
The beauty of simplicity and clarity.

hmm

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” -Pericles

Plans

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.

— Mike Tyson

objects

Natural objects,
for example,
must be experienced
before any theorizing
about them can occur.
-Edmund Husserl

yes

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
- Emile Zola