December's Top Design Picks

December 2021

In this issue, we’ll see Don Norman lament about design’s failure to a huge segement of users and our future selves, how shaker design principles are basically good UX, and how UX isn’t design.

Plus, get some practical encouragement to do great work from Seth Godin and a bonus holiday shopping guide that I put together.

The Top Three

1. I wrote the book on user-friendly design. What I see today horrifies me.
   by Don Norman

2. The Shaker Design Philosophy
   by Joshua Porter

3. Design is not art, and UX is not design
   by Michael Buckley

Looking for a good book?

The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
by Seth Godin

In this book, Godin goes into great lengths to tear down your imposter syndrome to boulster your confidence. But you’ll also hear Godin say the hard things that we all need to hear. This book is for anyone who is a creator, especially those who are feeling stuck.

Grab a copy: Hardcover & Kindle (272 pages) - Audiobook (5h 38m)
(These links are a part of Amazon’s affiliate program)

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Bonus: 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

And…it’s that season for shopping! Check out my holiday gift guide full of great ideas for your designer friends and family this year.