I m proud to announce the sequel to How Design Makes The World. When I wrote HDMW, I knew someday I d want to write a follow up that what was written just for designers. Then I could focus on the situations that we struggle with and directly give advice on how to overcome them. That s what
At the back of How Design Makes The World is a checklist of questions anyone can use to think more critically about the designs they experience in the world. If you take on this mission, report back! Write up your answers and post them online and let me know about it. Use the hashtags #designmtw
This morning I officially announced the book on twitter, my mailing list, via smoke signal and telepathy. Pre-orders will be available soon, and the best way to get the latest about the book is on my primary blog and mailing list, rather than here. Just head over here for all the details, including early reviews
We re on the home stretch now and without further ado, here s the final design approach for the book. We re still working on final images, and various Photoshop adjustments (color corrections, color style, etc.) The fun news is that the significance of all of these objects (and more) are actually covered in the book. I
To help readers apply the ideas from the book into their own world, the book includes a checklist for everyone. Anyone can use it to think about any designed thing: a product, a place or a service. The goal is to help people think more critically about design, and to facilitate better design discussions. Beta
Here are resources, books, articles or videos I ve compiled on the subject of evangelizing design or growing design influence. I m surprised that there aren t more materials out there (web searches for design evangelism , ux evangelism , design advocacy , etc. didn t return much beyond what you see here). Suggestions? Please Leave a comment. 90% of the work
You can see the first early round of book cover design ideas over here. Think more about the direction they re taking (there are a few examples of each) rather than the details of each design. Comments are welcome.
You can see in the book outline, that the way I m telling the story of design is structured around topics and lessons. Yet with the title How Design Makes the World, I m trying to live up to the use of that last word. I ve ben searching for ways to include stories from diverse places. And use examples
It can be hard to explain what design even is. It is used as noun and a verb, it applies to making things look good but is also about defining how they work. It applies to new tech and media (often called user experience) but also to how our homes, streets and towns are designed
The project is rolling along, enough so I can confidently share the outline of the book with you. First, a quick recap on the goals: Invite people to think about the person-made world and how it can be designed better or worse. A fun learning experience that helps anyone see people, places and things in