Why a great designer is more than “just” a designer — Medium

Why a great designer is more than “just” a designer — Medium.

• Understanding that design is not only aesthetic (Remember, design is not art, it is problem solving)
• Understanding that they aren’t doing this for themselves
• Realizing that the first solution isn’t usually the best

Junior Designers vs. Senior Designers — The Year of the Looking Glass — Medium

“Make new value.”

Junior Designers vs. Senior Designers — The Year of the Looking Glass — Medium.

You don’t have to be pretty

6 Key Things Lacking In The Design Community Today

6 Key Things Lacking In The Design Community Today.

1. Integrity, Integrity, Integrity
2. A Thick Skin
3. Pleasing Clients First
4. Sketchbooks
5. A Look At The World Outside Design
6. Not Everyone Cares

Adactio: Journal—A map to build by

…we are the map makers.

Adactio: Journal—A map to build by.

A Mission for Design | Eleganthack

Finally a good explanation of what design (and designers) bring to the table.

A Mission for Design | Eleganthack.

Mac Buyers Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone

Mac Buyers Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone.

I must always remember to check this before buying any Mac products.

How To Choose The Right Face For A Beautiful Body | Smashing Magazine

So amazing that we finally have real typographic options in web design.

How To Choose The Right Face For A Beautiful Body | Smashing Magazine.

Irving Wladawsky-Berger: Design Principles for Complex, Unpredictable, People Oriented Systems

These are the standard approaches underlying classic engineering and management, as taught in universities and practiced in business and government. But, they do not work so well when dealing with highly complex systems with fast changing, interacting components, where it is much less clear what is going on in the present, let alone how things will evolve into the future. We need different principles and processes to address this class of highly complex problems, many based on disruptive innovations which we have not encountered before. This is where we need to turn to holistic thinking to pull together everything we know about the problem, and to creativity to try to make sense of what is going on and come up with a working, satisfying solution. This is where we enter the world of design.

Irving Wladawsky-Berger: Design Principles for Complex, Unpredictable, People Oriented Systems.

Miranj: Typography for the Web

Miranj: Typography for the Web.

Finally, good typography has come to the web. This slide deck gives several good examples of how important attention to detail is. via @espiekerman