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What designers should learn from the Eiffel Tower

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

Why You Should Stop Complaining

How to convince leaders to try new ideas

How power ruined the design of a city

Your design heroes are dangerous (video)

The greatness test: what is your best design work?

Understand your imagination gap

10 powerful history facts designers must know

Rethinking bad design (Fast Company)

Design and fear: overcome what scares you

Make design fun again

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

Is Design Dead? How to reframe your existential fears

Best advice on storytelling for designers

Get credit for strategic thinking

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Lessons from writing this Substack

How your project leader thinks

ROI and the ego trap

How to be happier (for designers)

Trauma and the design profession

The 10 reasons bad design happens

Why good design comes from bad design

Defend your time with the iron triangle

The 3 bad arguments designers use

How To Put Faith in Design

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