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List of John Maeda Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 61 inspiring quotes by John Maeda.

About John Maeda

  • Born: 1966
  • Occupation: Graphic Designer
    • I don't really love computers.
    Computer
    The artist needs to understand the truth that lies at the bottom of an enigma.
    Lying Artist Needs
    Videogames are indeed design: they're sophisticated virtual machines that echo the mechanical systems inside cars.
    Echoes Car Design
    I like stuff designed by dead people. the old designers. they always got it right because they didn't have to grow up with computers. all of the people that made the spoon and the dishes and the vacuum cleaner didn't have microprocessors and stuff. you could do a good design back then.
    Growing Up People Design
    As a genre, videogames take our minds on journeys, and we can control and experience them much more interactively than passively - especially when they are well-designed.
    Journey Mind Genre
    I don't like creating software anymore. it's too exact. it's like karate; there's no room for error.
    Errors Creating Rooms
    Growing up, i found i was good at two things: art and math. to hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'john is good at math.
    Art Growing Up Math
    Design provides solutions, art asks questions.
    Art Design Solutions
    Creativity's about ownership.
    Creativity Ownership
    Museums are important. design and art schools are important because they show how it should be done at the highest level of quality. once people are exposed to quality, they recognize it right away and they appreciate it. people's tastes are changed by exposure to quality. unless they can see it they can't want it. that's the brilliance of apple - they provide quality in design.
    Art School Appreciate
    In the '70s and '80s there was an attempt in k-12 to teach science through art or art through science. the challenge today is how do you build the ethos of art and design into the academy of science.
    Art Ethos Design
    I have a confession: i'm not a man of simplicity. i spent my entire early career making complex stuff. lots of complex stuff.
    Men Careers Simplicity
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