Good design, at least part of the time, includes the criterion of being direct in relation to the problem at hand - not obscure, trendy, or stylish. A new language, visual or verbal, must be couched in a language that is already understood.

Design is directed toward human beings. To design is to solve human problems by identifying them and executing the best solution.

We were looking to standardize our design flow to reduce the amount of time we spent recreating parts that would work with one design tool but not another. We had concerns about losing all of our previous designs and libraries. However, after evaluating several vendors, we discovered that with PADS, we were able to get done what we needed to do quickly and cleanly.

In a short amount of time, the design team has come a long, long ways, ... ... I think it's starting to be real for people.

I played for the first time in nine years about three weeks ago, ... It was interesting.

Every time, it's like, 'OK, maybe this is the one. But it's never happening.