31 Quotes by Marty Neumeier

New ideas capture and possess the mind that births them,” said Robert Grudin in The Grace of Great Things. “They colonize it and renew its laws.

If a man writes clearly enough,” said Hemingway, “anyone can see if he fakes.

It has a strong internal order, one that answers to a clear and compelling purpose. If you find it hard to describe your idea, stop working on your description. Fix your idea.

When your goal is to describe a vision for the future, information is not enough. People are up to their necks in information. What they need is a way to imagine life after the change, and compare it with life today. That’s why it’s called a vision and not a plan.

In developing talent, hard work trumps genetics.

If we can’t find valuable work, it’s not because we’re in a recession; we’re in a recession because we can’t find valuable work. We’ve been confusing cause and effect.

All the lessons of invention come down to this: The best design tool is a long eraser with a pencil at one end.

We’ve been trained by Industrial Age marketers to believe anything good is already on the shelf.

If you find it hard to describe your idea, don’t fix your description. Fix your idea.