Archive - Why Design Is Hard

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

Rethink what politics means and how it can help you

Jul 8 •

Why You Should Stop Complaining

Complaints are a poor way to express an idea

Jul 1 •

June 2025

How to convince leaders to try new ideas

Powerful people are conservative, but you can use this to your advantage

Jun 24 •

How power ruined the design of a city

Learn how all good design depends on powerful people

Jun 3 •

May 2025

April 2025

10 powerful history facts designers must know

Fresh inspiration from the designers who came before you

Apr 22 •

Rethinking bad design (Fast Company)

Use history to understand why design quality is ignored

Apr 17 •

Design and fear: overcome what scares you

What is your relationship to what you create?

Apr 9 •

Make design fun again

Remember why you got into this in the first place

Apr 3 •

50% off sale on design books: Celebrating post #100

Get my design books at big discounts today

Apr 1 •

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