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Sale Today: 50% off paperback edition of How Design Makes The World

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 in Books, Design, Design Makes The Worldby Scott Berkun

You can now get my latest book, How Design Makes The World, for 50% of the paperback price here…

Design hero: Chuck Harrison

Posted on June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 in Designby Scott Berkun

[Originally this was a twitter thread – reposted here with various edits and link corrections] A new hero for me…

Available now: How Design Makes The World (+trailer)

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 in Design, Design Makes The Worldby Scott Berkun

The day is here. You can now buy How Design Makes The World in various formats and from all…

LIST: 60+ well designed everyday things that go unnoticed

Posted on April 29, 2020December 23, 2020 in Design, Design Makes The World, Generalby Scott Berkun

With the new book coming out, I’m running a little contest on Twitter. Best three answers get a signed…

Want a better world, by design? Join the street team

Posted on March 31, 2020April 1, 2020 in Design, Design Makes The Worldby Scott Berkun

Want to read my upcoming book, How Design Makes The World, before everyone else? And/or are you passionate about…

Design During Pandemic: an Inspiring Visual Collection

Posted on March 26, 2020January 4, 2021 in Design, Design Makes The Worldby Scott Berkun

Good design is a critical part of all that’s going on during this crisis: the design of respirators, of…

The World Needs Designers Now More Than Ever

Posted on March 24, 2020September 2, 2020 in Design, Design Makes The World, designmtwby Scott Berkun

When Dr. Jan Mikulicz-Radecki designed the first surgical mask, he was questioned by his peers: they didn’t believe that…

Wanted: Ambassadors For Good Design

Posted on February 27, 2020February 29, 2020 in Design, Design Makes The Worldby Scott Berkun

Most designers agree the world would be a better place if more people understood good design. But since designers…

My new book – How Design Makes The World (Coming Soon)

Posted on February 25, 2020 in Design, Design Makes The Worldby Scott Berkun

I’m excited to announce my next book is almost here. It’s called How Design Makes The World and it…

What’s the best first book on visual / graphic design?

Posted on February 14, 2020May 27, 2020 in Designby Scott Berkun

I posted on twitter recently asking for recommendations. Specifically for non-designers who need some design literacy, but without the…

Free pass to Interaction 20

Posted on January 22, 2020January 28, 2020 in Design, Generalby Scott Berkun

[UPDATE – WINNER HAS BEEN CHOSEN: will reveal who won once they confirm.] I have a free conference pass…

Help wanted: motion graphics / video for book launch trailer

Posted on January 22, 2020February 13, 2020 in Design, designmtwby Scott Berkun

[Update: filmmaker found! Position closed.] My next book, How Design Makes Out the World, comes out in a few…

Help wanted: design literacy for everyone project

Posted on April 29, 2019August 27, 2019 in Books, Designby Scott Berkun

UPDATE: This book is in progress – head over here for details: designmtw.com. My next book is about teaching…

UX Lisbon 2018 – Talk Notes

Posted on May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 in Designby Scott Berkun

I speak later today at UX Lisbon 2018, Here are my notes from the sessions so far, will update after each…

Why Designers Hate Politics (And What To Do About It)

Posted on April 10, 2018February 3, 2020 in Culture, Designby Scott Berkun

People who design things for a living depend on optimism. To do their job well, whether it’s designing websites or…

Are engineers more creative than designers?

Posted on February 27, 2018March 27, 2018 in ask berkun, Design, Management, Project Management, Software/Web developmentby Scott Berkun

On Tuesdays, I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came via email…

Notes from Mind The Product 2017

Posted on September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 in Design, On Tourby Scott Berkun

I speak later today at Mind The Product, an event about product management and design, in London. Here are my…

Notes from PPP 2017 Chicago

Posted on August 10, 2017August 15, 2017 in Designby Scott Berkun

I spoke this morning at Prototypes, Process and Play, in Chicago about The Dance of The possible (slides, sketchnotes). Here…

What We Can Learn From The Eiffel Tower

Posted on March 31, 2017March 31, 2020 in architecture (real), Creative Thinking, Dance of the Possible, Design, historyby Scott Berkun

We take great works for granted. We forget, but the fate of even our most famous ideas and creations…

Notes from Leading Design 2016

Posted on October 24, 2016October 8, 2018 in Designby Scott Berkun

I gave the opening talk at the first Leading Design event in London, hosted by Clearleft. I spoke about…

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