John Maeda Quotes About Art

Quotes about: Art

• When people say, 'I don't get art' ... that means art is working.

  John Maeda

  Art, Motivation, Inspiration

• Amidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are considered "useless," will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to live longer or live more prosperously. The arts are the science of enjoying life.

  John Maeda

  Art, Believe, Enjoy Life

  "VOICES; John Maeda", www.nytimes.com. November 11, 2003.

• Design is a solution to a problem. Art is a question to a problem.

  John Maeda

  Art, Creativity, Design

  Twitter post from Mar 23, 2016

• 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.

  John Maeda

  Art, Ethos, Design

• 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.

  John Maeda

  Art, Growing Up, Math

  "Jobs Added Art to STEM to Create Steam" by John Maeda, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 6, 2011.

• Art shows us that human beings still matter in a world where money talks the loudest, where computers know everything about us, and where robots fabricate our next meal and also our ride there.

  John Maeda

  Art, World, Matter

  "If Design's No Longer the Killer Differentiator, What Is?" by John Maeda, www.wired.com. September 21, 2012.

• Design provides solutions, art asks questions.

  John Maeda

  Art, Design, Solutions

• Art is a conduit toward human needs and perception.

  John Maeda

  Art, Perception, Needs

• 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.

  John Maeda

  Art, School, Appreciate

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• What’s next for technology and design? A lot less thinking about technology for technology’s sake, and a lot more thinking about design. Art humanizes technology and makes it understandable. Design is needed to make sense of information overload. It is why art and design will rise in importance during this century as we try to make sense of all the possibilities that digital technology now affords.

  John Maeda

  Art, Technology, Thinking

  "Why Apple Leads the Way in Design" by John Maeda, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 27, 2010.

• One of the challenges to our nation today is overcoming the notion that art is kind of a nice-to-have, when in reality art is a need-to-have.

  John Maeda

  Art, Reality, Challenges

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• Technology makes possibilities. Design makes solutions. Art makes questions. Leadership makes actions.

  John Maeda

  Art, Technology, Design

  Twitter post from Aug 10, 2015

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