31-Jan-11 (Created: 31-Jan-11) | More in 'quotes'

Great design does not come from great processes; it comes from great designers

"Great design does not come from great processes; it comes from great designers"

- Fred Brooks on process responding to an interview in Aug 2010, Wired.

In the same interview he speaks of Edwin Land, inventor of Polaroid, having quoted

"Start with a vision of what you want and then, one by one, remove the technical obstacles until you have it."

More advice from Fred Brooks

"Design, design, design; and seek knowledgable criticism."