Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous.
Designers shouldn’t design for museums any more than mummies should die for them. - Ralph Caplan
Designers shouldn’t design for museums any more than mummies should die for them.
- Ralph Caplan
A chair is the first thing you need when you don’t really need anything, and is therefore a peculiarly compelling symbol of civilization. For it is c… - Ralph Caplan
A chair is the first thing you need when you don’t really need anything, and is therefore a peculiarly compelling symbol of civilization. For it is c…
Attention must be paid’ is the cardinal rule of design discipline, for the designer is above all someone who pays attention to the situation at hand. - Ralph Caplan
Attention must be paid’ is the cardinal rule of design discipline, for the designer is above all someone who pays attention to the situation at hand.
All our media are given over to things that are better left unsaid. - Ralph Caplan
All our media are given over to things that are better left unsaid.
It is important to notice that these badly functioning designs were praised for 'elegance.' But elegance as theoretical scientists apply it is quite … - Ralph Caplan
It is important to notice that these badly functioning designs were praised for 'elegance.' But elegance as theoretical scientists apply it is quite …
...one of hallmarks of a creative person is the ability to tolerate ambiguity, dissonance, inconsistency, things out of place. But one of the rules o… - Ralph Caplan
...one of hallmarks of a creative person is the ability to tolerate ambiguity, dissonance, inconsistency, things out of place. But one of the rules o…
We are … the un-proud non-possessors of objects whose chief substance is that of the transient symbol. Our Puritan fear of the love of things turns o… - Ralph Caplan
We are … the un-proud non-possessors of objects whose chief substance is that of the transient symbol. Our Puritan fear of the love of things turns o…
Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous. - Ralph Caplan
If more designers had bad backs, we would have more good chairs. - Ralph Caplan
If more designers had bad backs, we would have more good chairs.
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