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Everything Is Design. Everything!

I Never Did Calligraphy... But Handwriting Is An Entirely Different Kind Of Thing. It's Part Of The Syndrome Of Modernism... It's Part Of That Asceticism.

Providing, Meaning To A Mass Of Unrelated Needs, Ideas, Words And Pictures - It Is The Designer's Job To Select And Fit This Material Together And Make It Interesting.

The Artist Is A Collector Of Things Imaginary Or Real. He Accumulates Things With The Same Enthusiasm That A Little Boy Stuffs His Pockets. The Scrap Heap And The Museum Are Embraced With Equal Curiosity. He Takes Snapshots, Makes Notes And Records Impressions On Tablecloths Or Newspapers, On Backs Of Envelopes Or Matchbooks. Why One Thing And Not Another Is Part Of The Mystery, But He Is Omnivorous.

Any System That Sees Aesthetics As Irrelevant, That Separates The Artist From His Product, That Fragments The Work Of The Individual, Or Creates By Committee, Or Makes Mincemeat Of The Creative Process Will, In The Long Run, Diminish Not Only The Product But The Maker As Well.