Take a moment to read this great interview with Dirk Laucke from Studio Laucke Siebein. It is filled with meaningful insight and quotes worth jotting down. Here's a few:

"What I noticed was that with these multinationals, the design decisions were often insincere and motivated mainly by company politics. A designer has to learn to hide as far as possible the contradicting and unimportant requirements of a product."

"I am convinced that the surest way of producing a bad product is to ask as many people as possible for their opinion. You’re much better off if only one or a maximum of two people are involved in the decisionmaking."

"Good design in my opinion is measured on how easily it is understood, on the honesty of its concept. For that reason I never try to process too many good ideas in a design. One well worked out idea, easy to grasp even if seen only in passing, is for me better design than a fireworks display of spectacular ideas."

via Arlo