Quote: art represents not what is, but something that might be; a wide range of deviations is allowed [»laurB_1991]

Quote: a music composer does not attempt to describe the sounds or feelings occasioned by sound; instead writes a sequence of commands for recreating the experience [»browGS_1972]

Quote: the most one can do is to fashion something or ourselves and drop it into the confusion; an offering to the life force [»beckE_1973]

Quote: direct engagement is the ideal of people engaging directly in their chosen activities; with emotional, artistic, and cognitive values [»laurB_1991]

Quote: Apple Desktop Interface assumes that people are curious, strive for mastery, enjoy communicating, with imagination and artistry [»apple_1987]

Quote: although science starts with judgments obtainable with universal agreement, the end result is a creative achievement full of personal choice [»campNR_1919, OK]

Quote: a realistic, interactive paint model; a brush is a spring-mass particle system skeleton; models the physical flow of paint and its optical properties; easier to use [»linMC8_2004]

Quote: Pythagoras discovered that chords are pleasant when in ratios of small integers; first numerical relationship in nature outside of geometry [»feynRP_1963]

Quote: the Analytical Engine could compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music from the relations of pitched sounds and musical composition [»menaLF10_1842, OK]

Quote: a software designer must think like a communicator and not just an engineer [»heckP_1984]

Quote: when Disney finished a cartoon, the whole staff went to the movie theater to see how audiences liked it [»heckP_1984]