Remember I once quoted a commandment for designer? I discovered it in one of those fashion design books I borrowed last year from school; I thought it was worth keeping so I photocopied that page (along with many more pages).

Here’s the commandments.

Ten Commandments for Designers

Thou shalt not imitate.

Thou shalt not cater.

Thou shalt not seek effectiveness for its own sake.

Thou shalt not employ expedients.

Thou shalt not exploit thyself nor suffer thyself to be exploited by others.

Thou shalt not concern thyself with the opinions of any but the sensitive and the informed.

Thou shalt not give to anyone the thing that he wants, unless for thyself the thing that he wants is right.

Thou shalt not compromise with popular taste nor with fashion nor with machinery nor with the desire of gain.

Thou shalt not be satisfied.

Porter Garnett, 1871-1951