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Re:My lunch with Dieter Rams by parshap on Thursday December 26, 2013 @02:26AM (#6965526)
> Dieter Rams complained that the word “design” was ruined by the fashion industry and marketing. They sell products as “designer products” that aren’t necessarily good representations of good design. He suggested that we be called “Gestalt Engineers” - Gestalt is the German word for "form" or "shape".

Loved this line and the term "gestalt engineer".

Re:My lunch with Dieter Rams by eru on Thursday December 26, 2013 @02:42AM (#6965558)
Should be Gestaltingenieur.
Re:My lunch with Dieter Rams by macco on Thursday December 26, 2013 @03:51AM (#6965678)
More like "Gestaltungingeneur". But I think what Rams says is right. Here in Germany the misuse of the term design is even bigger I would say.
Re:My lunch with Dieter Rams by eru on Thursday December 26, 2013 @04:30AM (#6965751)
Oh, it would need to be "Gestaltungsingenieur". But Gestalt is a proper word in German by now, thanks to Mr Jung and friends. See eg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestaltpsychologie
Re:My lunch with Dieter Rams by bch on Thursday December 26, 2013 @08:29AM (#6966182)