michael bierut

"it doesn't matter if you didn't have enough time or if the client was an idiot. the only thing that counts is what you've designed, and whether it's good or bad" -michael bierut

a Pentagram partner
co-editor of the anthology Looking Closer: Critical Writings on Graphic Design
cofounder of the blog 'DESIGN OBSERVER'

Talking Heads- Nothing But Flowers

"i ask lots of questions and take lots of notes, all with the idea that I'm going to be pouring over them at great length later. but i really don't, because it's already in my mind"