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James Randolph Adams

Great designers seldom make great advertising men, because they get overcome by the beauty of the picture - and forget that merchandise must be sold.

Beauty

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James Randolph Adams is saying that talented designers often focus too much on making their work look beautiful rather than on its main goal, which is to sell a product. This means their artistic choices can distract from the practical purpose of advertising, which is to convince people to buy something.

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