"Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated."
"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."
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Source: Michael Kroeger, Paul Rand (2008). “Paul Rand: Conversations with Students”, p.25, Princeton Architectural Press
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