Designer Gifts

Suggestion and 'outside-the-box' suggestions.

'We believe in making use of all the available space.'

'I told you your idea of wheels on a cart was unworkable.'

"It's just the architect's model, but I'm very excited."

'What happened between design and development?'

'The client's not too happy with the way I interpreted the brief.'

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

'Ok everyone, we want fresh ideas. There's no point in reinventing the...the...errmm...'

'Typical inventor - failing to see the consequences of his own creation.'

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

'It's a new design to save water.'

'I could be wrong, but I don't think that was supposed to be in the design. That's a coffee stain.'

"Actually, I don't read much, they're just background for my video calls."

When Engineers Crack.

Advertising Agency - "...Fooling some of the people all of the time is damn hard work."

- Agile design, flexible implementation!

"Are we overthinking this?"

'C'mon get it straight.'

"I still think a simple pedestrian mall would have sufficed."

'...need to design something to bridge the generation gap.'

"Let's make stuff and sell it to people."

Early Irony: Man only started to evolve after he started cutting corners.

"Very good, John, but I asked you to design a new wind turbine."

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

"It's going to be my revolutionary triple blade design"

'Actually, this is when I'm at my most creative, when I don't seem to be doing anything.'

"...you came up with a milk carton that nobody can open."

'Look, I hope this isn't too much of a hassle... but I think I'd prefer a Pyramid now!'

"Well done, another winner, Haskins."

"I need a simple fix. No one asked you to reinvent the wheel."

The life of an artist

" I can't pay you, but your work will get plenty of exposure."

Form follows function

'We've re-branded.'

And then one day it happened: form, which always follows Function, crosses the line into outright stalking.