Well Said: Vol 1, Episode 1

Sometimes I read things and have additional thoughts that are worth writing about. Other times, what I read or hear is so well said that nothing more needs to be added. Such is the case with this new weekly column on B L A N K which I'm calling "Well Said." Enjoy and add your own in the comments.

"Given the amount of energy that is devoted to defining and defending graphic design, I wonder if the discipline would be better served if the term “design” were used in the same way in which we use “writing”: as an individual skill determined largely by voice and context rather than a fixed term for a profession. The notion of writing accommodates personal memoirs, copy for a toaster manual, esoteric literary fiction, academic papers, shopping lists, investigative reporting, etc. – why can’t graphic design be just as accessible and flexible? Writing is verbal communication; graphic design is visual communication."

~ James Reeves' article "Design Equals Writing" on Speak Up

"I'm 49 years old, and I'm frustrated that at some point, someone decided to replace the words "On" and "Off" with strange graphic symbols on computers."

~ Phil P., Homebuilder, spoken at my house last night