Just 12 really important quotes about web design and its importance...

1. "Design is intelligence made visible." - Alina Wheeler, author

2. "Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, Inc.

3. "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French writer and poet.

4. "Good design is good business." - Thomas Watson Jr., businessman.

5. "I strive for two things in design: simplicity and clarity. Great design is born of those two things." - Lindo Leader, graphic designer and creator of the FedEx logo

6. "Websites promote you 24/7: No employee will do that.” - Paul Cookson

7. “Beauty is the ultimate defence against complexity.” - John Carmack

8. “Design is creativity with strategy.” - Rob Curedale

9. "The client may be the king, but he’s not the art director." - Von R. Glitschka

10. "Design’s fundamental role is problem solver." - Fast Company

11. "A design isn’t finished until somebody is using it." - Brenda Laurel

12. "Truly elegant design incorporates top-notch functionality into a simple, uncluttered form." - David Lewis