Books by Ralph Caplan

Shows how design affects human activities. This illustrated book of stories illuminates the process, as it applies to industrial design, interior design, fashion design, graphic design and the design of business and social situations. It is an accompaniment to foundation courses for designers-in-training, and is useful to professionals.

A collection of essays, intended for student designers, this book looks at design, whether in clothes, hardware, posters, cars, airports, chairs, lighting, vending machines, cities or bathrooms. It is on how we use design, language and instinct to navigate our everyday world. It is useful as a foundation for student designers.