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"McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."

Dave Eggers on Design

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• "The artist in me cries out for design."

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• "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

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• "Sometimes I can't figure designers out. It's as if they flunked human anatomy."

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More quotes by Dave Eggers

• "To me, the print business model is so simple, where readers pay a dollar for all the content within, and that supports the enterprise."

• "McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."

• "It was just an idea I had, that it could be cool to have a book covered in fake fur."

• "But while mum and dad were incredibly caring, it was also a very chaotic household where everyone fought about everything. So I know what it's like to internalize all that chaos."

• "I think newspapers shouldn't try to compete directly with the Web, and should do what they can do better, which may be long-form journalism and using photos and art, and making connections with large-form graphics and really enhancing the tactile experience of paper."