Why Design Is Hard (new book)
My latest book, Why Design Is Hard, launches next week. This is a sequel to How Design Makes The…
Latest Blog Posts
Leading Design 2022: Live Notes
I’m in NYC for Leading Design 2022, and I’m livebloging the event (taking notes in real time, updated for…
A big update on my last few months
This is my first blog post in almost six months, the longest lapse I’ve ever had. Hi! How have…
I’m for hire for FT role (an explanation)
These last three months have been a wild ride. If you’re on my newsletter you’ve been getting updates about…
Audiobook for How Design Makes The World
Excited to announce the audiobook for How Design Makes The World is now available on most platforms. I worked…
The Greatest Design Lessons: Tue. June 8th (live)
Two weeks from today tune in for this live presentation on the greatest design lessons I know. It’s a…
Why Bad CEOs Fear Remote Work
Remote work expert David Tate wrote that when fearful CEOs talk about workplace culture, they’re really talking about workplace…
The Lost Designer
We know that designers are hired to change things, as no one hires a designer to keep everything the…
Management of the Absurd
Do you wonder why we obsess about categories and labels for things? It goes back to Plato, Aristotle and…
The Insider’s Guide To Evangelizing Good Design
Do you wish you had more influence on product decisions? Or that more of your talents were put to…
Event: Beyond How Design Makes The World
Did you enjoy the book? Or own it but haven’t read it yet? This session is for you. To…
Are You a Self-Limiting Designer?
“self-limiting – an organism or person that limits its own growth by its actions.” Do you want to make plans…
The Best of My 20 Years of Writing on Design
If you’re familiar with my my books and talks, you know I’ve written about innovation, public speaking and other…
Leading Design Festival 2021 – Live Notes
Here are my notes from Leading Design Festival 2021, liveblogged (recorded in real time and updated as I go).…
What we can learn from vaccine website failures (Fast Company)
There’s been plenty of news about Americans struggling to register to get vaccinated for COVID. I noticed a story…
How Design Makes The World: Typos and corrections?
Did you read How Design Makes the World? Thanks. I’m glad you did. If you found any any typos…
UX Design: The most difficult concepts to explain (list)
Last week I asked on twitter which concepts were hardest for UX designers to explain to their teams. As…
How To Put Faith in Design
Anglerfish are famous for the glowing lure they dangle from their heads that they use to catch small fish.…
Do you teach with my book? Get in touch for a custom video
Over the years it’s been rewarding to see how many courses use one of my books. I write to…
My answers to the Proust Questionnaire: What Are Yours?
They say the web is decaying all the time and it’s true. When sites redesign they break hundreds or…