401 Design Meditations: Wisdom,Insights,and Intriguing Thoughts from 244 Leading Designers »

Catharine Fishel runs Catharine & Sons, a full-service editorial company that specializes in working with designers and related industries. Editor of Dynamic Graphics magazine, she frequently writes for Step-by-Step Graphics, PRINT, DesignNet, and other trade publications. She is the author of Paper Graphics, Minimal Graphics, Redesigning Identity, The Perfect Package, and Designing for Children, and co-author of Logolounge.

In need of advice? Just want to sound off? Opening this volume is like grabbing lunch with a fellow designer to commiserate or celebrate. In its pages, noteworthy designers, both past and present, working in fields ranging from graphic design, fashion, architecture, typography, illustration, and industry product design, sound off on every topic, including deadlines, inspiration, competition, rules, respect, education, and handling criticism and life as a creative soul -- all with a certain amount of irreverence. Their thoughts are boiled down into succinct quotable quotes and one-liners that exemplify their character and demonstrate their philosophy on the world.

Enjoy reading sound bites from everyone from Frank Gehry, David Carson, and Charles and Ray Eames to Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Rand, Stefan Sagmeister, and Saul Bass.

Catharine Fishel has written about and worked with designers and illustrators for more than 20 years. She is the editor of LogoLounge.com, writes for leading design magazines, and is the author of many books on design-related topics including Paper Graphics, Minimal Graphics, and Designing for Children. She lives in Morton, Illinois.