Our economy is built upon convergent thinkers, people that execute things, get them done. But artists and designers are divergent thinkers: they expand the horizon of possibilities. John Maeda artistbuildconvergent Change image and share on social
I like stuff designed by dead people. The old designers. They always got it right because they didn't have to grow up with computers. All of the people that made the spoon and the dishes and the vacuum cleaner didn't have microprocessors and stuff. You could do a good design back then. John Maeda backcleancomputer share on social
Corporations today, by their razor sharp focus on the 'bottom line' and quarterly earnings, have lost their ability to innovate. John Maeda abilitybottomcorporation Change image and share on social
I don't like creating software anymore. It's too exact. It's like karate; there's no room for error. John Maeda anymorecreateerror Change image and share on social
Research universities need excellent means to communicate and express their results to regular people. John Maeda communicateexcellentexpress Change image and share on social
Videogames are indeed design: They're sophisticated virtual machines that echo the mechanical systems inside cars. John Maeda cardesignecho Change image and share on social
In the '70s and '80s there was an attempt in K-12 to teach science through art or art through science. The challenge today is how do you build the ethos of art and design into the academy of science. John Maeda 70s80sacademy Change image and share on social
The best scientists that I've met are those that are humanists and scientists at the same time. John Maeda havehumanistmeet Change image and share on social
We seem to forget that innovation doesn't just come from equations or new kinds of chemicals, it comes from a human place. Innovation in the sciences is always linked in some way, either directly or indirectly, to a human experience. John Maeda chemicaldirectlyequation share on social
