Scott Adams' Blog

My Tissue Management System

Posted November 11th, 2015 @ 1:41pm in #industrialdesign #design #apple #jony ive

My tissue management system might seem excessive to you, but allow me to explain.

When you need a tissue, timing can be critical. Unfortunately, the tissue industry does not attract the finest industrial designers in the land. There is no Jony Ive in the snot-removal business. I don’t mean to be unkind, but tissue box designers are probably not the same people who designed the Tesla. That’s all I’m saying.

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The Famous Quote I Never Said

Posted June 21st, 2015 @ 9:25am in #art #Design #famous quotes

You might have seen a quote on the Internet that is mistakenly attributed to me. It looks like this:

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams

People like that quote so much that they have turned it into countless colorful posters and put it on products. A search for that quote got 451,000 hits.

But I never said it. 

Nor do I agree with it. It is literally the opposite of my opinion.

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