What’s the best first book on visual / graphic design?
I posted on twitter recently asking for recommendations. Specifically for non-designers who need some design literacy, but without the…
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Free pass to Interaction 20
[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
[Update: filmmaker found! Position closed.] My next book, How Design Makes Out the World, comes out in a few…
Cover design vote: How Design Makes The World (first round)
My next book, which teaches just about everyone how to understand good design, is on the home stretch (release…
Help wanted: design literacy for everyone project
UPDATE: This book is in progress – head over here for details: designmtw.com. My next book is about teaching…
Public Speaking Workshop: April 8th 6:30pm
(Hi folks – the blog has been quiet for awhile. Good to be back! I’ll explain more soon. Happy…
Public Speaking Workshop: open to all this October
For years now I’ve been quietly teaching public speaking workshops in-house at corporations and organizations and doing private speaker…
UX Lisbon 2018 – Talk Notes
I speak later today at UX Lisbon 2018, Here are my notes from the sessions so far, will update after each…
How Creative Friction Can Help Your Team
Creative abrasion is Jerry Hirshberg’s term for the kinds of friction that helps develop better ideas. Hirshberg, a former design…
FREE Today: The Dance of The Possible on Kindle
Sunday was my birthday and to help celebrate my success at avoiding death in this universe I’m giving my…
Why Designers Hate Politics (And What To Do About It)
People who design things for a living depend on optimism. To do their job well, whether it’s designing websites or…
The Three Gaps of Creativity: Effort, Skill and Quality
[This is an excerpt from the book The Dance of The Possible.] The great surprise for people with good…
How and Why To Ask Better Questions
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came via email…
The Questions To Ask About The News
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came via email…
The proof that we’re all creative: losing your keys
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question is from Crysel…
Are engineers more creative than designers?
On Tuesdays, I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came via email…
Has Your Boss Set You Up To Succeed or Fail?
A reader asked recently (see the archive): I have a new boss who I don’t trust yet. How can I…
What makes a book a good read?
On Tuesdays I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came via email…
Which is more dangerous: writing badly or reading poorly?
On Tuesdays I generally write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week I turned the…
Star Trek and the ideas we must reject to save our future
On Tuesdays, I write about the top voted question on Ask Berkun (see the lovely archive). This week’s question came from Ms.…