The document contains a collection of quotes about design from various individuals. It emphasizes that design must consider the people for whom the object is intended and their common ideas. It stresses that design is not just the aesthetics but also about usability, accessibility, and effectiveness for the audience and goals. Furthermore, design should not try to please everyone but rather focus on accomplishing a particular purpose.

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4. " One must seek solutions that are engaging and demanding visually. " — Unknown

6. "No design works unless it embodies ideas that are held common by the people for whom the object is intended." — Adrian Forty

8. "The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day one’ issue and part of everything." — Tom Peters

10. "Good design must be defined by appropriateness to audience and goals, and by its effectiveness, not by its adherence to Swiss design or the number of awards it wins." — Drew Davies

12. "Don’t design for everyone. It’s impossible. All you end up doing is designing something that makes everyone unhappy." — Leisa Reichelt

14. "Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose." — Charles Eames

16. "The only important thing about design is how it relates to people." — Victor Papanek

18. "I think design covers so much more than the aesthetic. Design is fundamentally more. Design is usability. It is Information Architecture. It is Accessibility. This is all design." — Mark Boulton

20. "I never design a building before I’ve seen the site and met the people who will be using it." — Frank Lloyd Wright

22. "A design isn’t finished until somebody is using it." — BrendaLaurel

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