Sitemap - 2024 - Why Design Is Hard

Design is optimism

The book explained in 5 minutes

The $900 million UX mistake at the Notre Dame Cathedral fire

11 things I hope to see in every UX Designer's Browser History

New 3 minute explainer video (feedback wanted)

40% off sale on my design & creativity books

Vote for new office hours day & time

The 5 most dangerous (and exciting) ideas for designers

Design leadership is broken? (response to Reddit)

Real world advice from Elena Cross

A vision for happier designers

Advice summary: top 5 lessons from the book

Why Designers Fail: The Research

How to escape pixel pushing

How to get really good feedback

A personal story on designers vs deciders

Poll: where are you at?

Interview with the Informed Life Podcast

Video from today's Live Q&A

Book reviews so far: one week update

Live: Tue. Oct 1st, 12pm PST + Bonus

Recap: blame, greatest designs and young designers

Why Designers Fight With Each Other

Live talk + Q&A: You pick when!

The book is on sale today!

Video Recap: Design as Sales, Mysteries of time, Proving value

Early reviewers wanted (+ office hours Thurs.)

Are you designing the world you want?

Recap: overcome burnout, how to start a business, and why consulting sucks

Book launch: Monday Sept. 23rd

Free excerpt from Why Design Is Hard

Q&A video recap: creative process, power of reframing and blame

The nine hardest situations designers face

Recap: team creativity, skill gaps and more

Reminder: office hours tomorrow

Job search advice: Office hour recap

Advice recap from today's office hours (video)

Come to Office Hours this Thursday

The miracle of co-creation and community

Advice summary from office hours

A design hero for you: Chuck Harrison

Sign up: office hours Thursdays 9am PST

Office hours (free advice) + kindle pre-order

Behind the scenes: proofreading explained

Pay designers more: the good argument

Will AI really eliminate design jobs?

Your hidden superpowers - part two: designers can explain anything

Your hidden superpowers: part one

The design purity trap & how to escape it

Cover Design: Final Vote

What designers can learn from plumbers

How to get past your limitations

Who are the worthy design heroes?

Vote on our cover design

Play design as an infinite game

How To Grow Up

Poll: most difficult situation for UX designers?

Practice productive idealism

How to reframe your frustrations

The 7 best books for design in the real world

Top ten ways to promote good design in your organization

Explainer video: Why Design Is Hard

What do designers *really* need to know?

Are decisions made without you?

Join us live: Q&A - Wed. March 27th, 6pm PST

Bad design makes money

Are you a designer or a decider?

Design talent is a distraction

Escape the designer ego trap

FAQ about Why Design Is Hard: What is this book? Who is it for?

The real enemy is building things that don't matter

Excel is your org's most common design tool