on design
we know not what we are, but what we are not and what we do not wish to be.
. source unknown, found as a student when researching post-modernism
i believe design is not meant to get in the way of the information it is trying to convey.
. carrie grey
on interactive media
i need to be challenged to be happy.
i want to create tools that facilitate communication.
i like to solve hard problems, especially those having to do with navigation and information design.
. carrie grey
on teaching
learning should be fun.
if you are not excited about what you are teaching, then how can you expect your students to be?
let them see your enthusiasm, show them examples from your experience,
and the questions will follow.
. carrie grey
on art
what lives in art and is eternally living is first of all the painter and then the painting.
. vincent van gogh
a work of art is a corner of nature seen through a temperament.
. emile zola
i prefer my beauty with a touch of sadness and a hint of optimism.
. carrie grey
on color
prussian blue . the magical color of the sky right before it turns to night
naples yellow . soothing, warm, swirlee, the color you feel when you fall into a sunflower
