You either make sense or you make money.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fuller argues that logical thinking and economic viability are not mutually exclusive; true design should achieve both.
- In plain terms
- Good ideas should be logical and profitable.
- What can you take from it?
- Design solutions must be rational and economically viable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does your work solve a real problem?
- Is it economically sustainable?
Another view
Not all valuable work immediately generates money.
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