For years, I meant to read 'Arabian Sands', Wilfred Thesiger's account of two punishing camel journeys during the late 1940s across Southern Arabia's Empty Quarter. Now that I have, I can sheepishly join the chorus of those who revere the book as one of the half dozen greatest works of modern English travel writing.
I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.
Good design should be honest.
Design must be functional, and functionality must be translated into visual aesthetics without any reliance on gimmicks that have to be explained.
