Ralph Caplan

American design consultant and writer.
Died on Tuesday June 16th 2020


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@wisdomindesign: "Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous." ~ Ralph Caplan - 4 years ago

@gurudesign: "The Bauhaus came to have the kind of effect on design that Freud had on psychiatry. That is, it gave technology a… - 4 years ago

@mockuptiger: Thinking about #design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous.— Ralph Caplan - 4 years ago

@UserExperienceU: RT @BenKKemper: “Caplan considered the sit-in a high example of ‘situation design,’ which is akin to a specialization widely known today as… - 4 years ago

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@BenKKemper: “Caplan considered the sit-in a high example of ‘situation design,’ which is akin to a specialization widely known… - 4 years ago

@mdsnyder: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@nathanshedroff: RIP - 4 years ago

@jarango: RT @DubberlyDesign: The world's most entertaining writer on the subject of design has died — Ralph Caplan. One client told him, "We know wh… - 4 years ago

@DubberlyDesign: The world's most entertaining writer on the subject of design has died — Ralph Caplan. One client told him, "We kno… - 4 years ago

@naftee: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95! Kajal Gandhi and Vishal Narnolia, research a… - 4 years ago

@pedo4erte: RT @BostonGlobe: Ralph Caplan, design critic big on sit-ins but not chairs, dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@MediaBot: New York Times media ▶ Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@SamanthaButto13: RT @BostonGlobe: Ralph Caplan, design critic big on sit-ins but not chairs, dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@BostonGlobe: Ralph Caplan, design critic big on sit-ins but not chairs, dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@grantschott: @bryan_caplan I'm watching @BookTV. The late Ralph Lewis, Geography prof. @eoumountaineers LaGrande , Oregon, agre… - 5 years ago

@GlobeMetro: Ralph Caplan, design critic big on sit-ins but not chairs, at 95 - 5 years ago

@ProfDauber: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@PaulJun_: “The designer’s mission is to make things right." — Caplan - 5 years ago

@qzjapan: 創造性を認める。ラルフ・キャプランによる批評を見てみると、彼は、ランチカウンター(飲食店)の白人用座席に座るという1960年代に行われた非暴力の抗議運動は、20世紀最高のデザインだと語っています🍽 - 5 years ago

@QuotesUxd: Thinking about design is hard, but not thinking about it can be disastrous - Ralph Caplan #UX #UXDesign… - 5 years ago

@lizarnold: RT @cmonstah: "He said his most daring editorial innovation was to send his out-of-work actor friends to design events as a cost-saving mea… - 5 years ago

@cmonstah: "He said his most daring editorial innovation was to send his out-of-work actor friends to design events as a cost-… - 5 years ago

@kfranznick: Great read - 5 years ago

@KendallDesignIQ: Design critic Ralph Caplan saw the 1960s lunch counter sit-in as the era’s greatest design - 5 years ago

@wakeupangry: RT @KBAndersen: RIP Ralph Caplan, pioneering and lucid and generous thinker and writer. And an absolute delight to hang with. - 5 years ago

@techspaceshare: Lessons from design writer Ralph Caplan — Quartz #design - 5 years ago

@nalnoda: Design critic Ralph Caplan saw the 1960s lunch counter sit-in as the era’s greatest design - 5 years ago

@KBAndersen: RIP Ralph Caplan, pioneering and lucid and generous thinker and writer. And an absolute delight to hang with. - 5 years ago

@skurutz: RT @greenpnyt: For Ralp Caplan, witty and compassionate design writer, good design was about making things right - 5 years ago

@louiseflucas: “Much of modern anxiety stems from the time we spend in unnatural proximity to strangers without the preliminary sn… - 5 years ago

@NYTObits: To Mr. Caplan, design wasn’t really about objects anyway, but about making things right, which is why to him the mo… - 5 years ago

@artdaily: Ralph Caplan, design critic big on sit-ins but not chairs, dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@Nawar_NAlKazemi: #Ralph_Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@HannesHanath: RT @leesean: “Design critic Ralph Caplan saw the 1960s lunch counter sit-in as the era’s greatest design” via @qz… - 5 years ago

@leesean: “Design critic Ralph Caplan saw the 1960s lunch counter sit-in as the era’s greatest design”… - 5 years ago

@hayleykrischer: “To Mr. Caplan, design wasn’t really about objects, anyway, but about making things right, which is why to him the… - 5 years ago

@saffszyp: RT @NYTObits: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@PaulShawLetters: RIP Ralph Caplan 1925–2020 who died June 4. He was a witty and engaging design writer whose commonsense voice will be missed. - 5 years ago

@NYTObits: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@megancarrella: Remembering Ralph Caplan: a mentor, writer, poet, and designer who made a lasting impact on Herman Miller's design… - 5 years ago

@emmafparkes: Design critic Ralph Caplan has died at 95 | News | - 5 years ago

@FahrenheitLA: Milton Glaser to Ralph Caplan – “who understands that the subject of ‘design’ permits him to write about anything f… - 5 years ago

@designthinkbot: RT @Innovate_Ev: Long b4 #DesignThinking was a bSchool staple, Ralph Caplan was Thinking About Design. As a design student, his writing mad… - 5 years ago

@SprintbaseB: RT @Innovate_Ev: Long b4 #DesignThinking was a bSchool staple, Ralph Caplan was Thinking About Design. As a design student, his writing mad… - 5 years ago

@Innovate_Ev: Long b4 #DesignThinking was a bSchool staple, Ralph Caplan was Thinking About Design. As a design student, his writ… - 5 years ago

@TCordones: RT @SVA_News: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic (and #SVA @DCrit faculty member) Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@CommArts: Design critic Ralph Caplan has died. - 5 years ago

@carolinelabiner: Notes on Attention, Notes on Tension, Notes on Connection, Notes on Omission : such good titles. Ralph Caplan w/ He… - 5 years ago

@MarkKrajnak: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@Mr_Richmoond: RT @SVA_News: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic (and #SVA @DCrit faculty member) Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@MarvLBluechip: R.I.P. Ralph Caplan - 5 years ago

@DCrit: RIP, Ralph Caplan (January 4, 1925-June 4, 2020). @greenpnyt captures the very full life of our dear @dcrit faculty… - 5 years ago

@ShawnPedrick: RT @SVA_News: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic (and #SVA @DCrit faculty member) Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@SVA_News: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic (and #SVA @DCrit faculty member) Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

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@JulieTaylorPR: Thank you, Ralph Caplan, R.I.D. (Rest in Design). #Architecture #Design #RIP - 5 years ago

@CommArts: Design critic Ralph Caplan has died. - 5 years ago

@brandmojo: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@carolinelabiner: Sadly, Ralph Caplan. He will change the way you think. By Design is the most delightful and significant book I have… - 5 years ago

@Bresslergroup: The late design critic Ralph Caplan called sit-ins one of the best expressions of design. “The designer’s mission i… - 5 years ago

@davidmeckel: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 Lonnie Browning and… - 5 years ago

@NYTObits: Ralph Caplan, an influential essayist, professor, lecturer and consultant on design, has died at 95 - 5 years ago

@AnsisEgle: RT @core77: "To Caplan, the simple act of sitting in sections reserved for white customers achieved the ultimate goal of design: It changed… - 5 years ago

@nathanshedroff: RT @core77: "To Caplan, the simple act of sitting in sections reserved for white customers achieved the ultimate goal of design: It changed… - 5 years ago

@JosanneDeNatale: RIP Ralph Caplan. Early in my #design career I had the pleasure of hearing him speak at a conference. He was quite… - 5 years ago

@tmmmarshall: RT @coastw: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic, Dies at 95. He contributed to IBM's landmark pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair. - 5 years ago

@core77: "To Caplan, the simple act of sitting in sections reserved for white customers achieved the ultimate goal of design… - 5 years ago

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@Druthersco: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - The New York Times - 5 years ago

@furnlinkdes: RT @curiousoctopus: Ralph Caplan died at home yesterday, very naturally. Precious design critic, mentor, comedian, teacher, boxer, 360° men… - 5 years ago

@artistshub: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@deadpeoplecom: Sad to hear, Ralph Caplan has passed away - #RalphCaplan #Ralph #Caplan #rip - 5 years ago

@Omi_082: RT @NYTObits: "His observations of design, seen through his impish, wry lens, gave a lot of stature to what designers were doing but also t… - 5 years ago

@NYTObits: "His observations of design, seen through his impish, wry lens, gave a lot of stature to what designers were doing… - 5 years ago

@CydoniaG: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@coastw: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic, Dies at 95. He contributed to IBM's landmark pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair.… - 5 years ago

@vandeaux: RT @curiousoctopus: Ralph Caplan died at home yesterday, very naturally. Precious design critic, mentor, comedian, teacher, boxer, 360° men… - 5 years ago

@LinusGalleries: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@kimmelman: As a former editor of ID Magazine, I followed many years later in the footsteps of Ralph Caplan, for whom design an… - 5 years ago

@carenisreading: ✌ @Reading "Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95" - 5 years ago

@CarlZimring: RT @curiousoctopus: The @nytimes just published a very fitting obit by @greenpnyt: - 5 years ago

@sueapfe: indeed this captures so well the Ralph Caplan I knew. and he would have liked its concision. I just wish it went on… - 5 years ago

@verasacchetti: RT @LangeAlexandra: Mr. Caplan, he added, “writes as though he believes that there is no such thing as popular culture, only culture itself… - 5 years ago

@curiousoctopus: The @nytimes just published a very fitting obit by @greenpnyt: - 5 years ago

@SeaChangeDesign: RT @cooperhewitt: Cooper Hewitt remembers Ralph Caplan, a writer, thinker, and 2010 National Design Award winner who encouraged designers t… - 5 years ago

@ArtGalleryPro: Ralph Caplan, Design Critic Big on Sit-Ins but Not Chairs, Dies at 95 - 5 years ago

@mmdeklerk77: RT @LangeAlexandra: Mr. Caplan, he added, “writes as though he believes that there is no such thing as popular culture, only culture itself… - 5 years ago

@GreenspaceGirl: RT @greenpnyt: For Ralp Caplan, witty and compassionate design writer, good design was about making things right - 5 years ago

@aarieff: RT @LangeAlexandra: Mr. Caplan, he added, “writes as though he believes that there is no such thing as popular culture, only culture itself… - 5 years ago

@namhenderson: RT @LangeAlexandra: Mr. Caplan, he added, “writes as though he believes that there is no such thing as popular culture, only culture itself… - 5 years ago

@KarrieUrbanist: RT @greenpnyt: For Ralp Caplan, witty and compassionate design writer, good design was about making things right - 5 years ago

@mcmansionhell: RT @LangeAlexandra: Mr. Caplan, he added, “writes as though he believes that there is no such thing as popular culture, only culture itself… - 5 years ago

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