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> [“…no industrial designer worth his salt, or our attention, has been trained to work exclusively on any particular product, unless by accident. What he has been trained to do is practice a process called design, a process that includes esthetic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/no-industrial-designer-worth-his-salt-or-our-attention-has-been/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-caplan/)

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## More by Ralph Caplan

> [Designers shouldn’t design for museums any more than mummies should die for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/designers-shouldn-t-design-for-museums-any-more-than-mummies-should/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/we-are-the-un-proud-non-possessors-of-objects-whose-chief-substance/)

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> [“We should plead not guilty by reason of inanity…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/we-should-plead-not-guilty-by-reason-of-inanity/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-caplan/)

> [All our media are given over to things that are better left unsaid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/all-our-media-are-given-over-to-things-that-are-better-left-unsaid/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-caplan/)

> [“…no industrial designer worth his salt, or our attention, has been trained to work exclusively on any particular product, unless by accident. What he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/no-industrial-designer-worth-his-salt-or-our-attention-has-been/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/attention-must-be-paid-is-the-cardinal-rule-of-design-discipline-for/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-caplan/)

> [If more designers had bad backs, we would have more good chairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/if-more-designers-had-bad-backs-we-would-have-more-good-chairs/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-caplan/)

> [“Nothing is more to the point than a good digression.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/nothing-is-more-to-the-point-than-a-good-digression/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/one-of-hallmarks-of-a-creative-person-is-the-ability-to-tolerate/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/a-chair-is-the-first-thing-you-need-when-you-don-t-really-need/)

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> [It is important to notice that these badly functioning designs were praised for 'elegance.' But elegance as theoretical scientists apply it is quite different.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/it-is-important-to-notice-that-these-badly-functioning-designs-were/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-caplan/)

> [Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-caplan/thinking-about-design-is-hard-but-not-thinking-about-it-can-be/)

[Ralph Caplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-caplan/)

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