How Design Makes The World

Name: How Design Makes The World
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Scott Berkun
ISBN: 9781664977860

Author: Scott Berkun

Narrator: Keith McCarthy

Unabridged: 3 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Berkun Media

Published: 04/26/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, Art, Computers & Technology, Internet, Architecture

Synopsis

Everything you use, from your home to your smartphone, from highways to supermarkets, was designed by someone. What did they get right? Where did they go wrong? And what can we learn from how these experts think that can help us improve our own lives?In How Design Makes The World, bestselling author and designer Scott Berkun reveals how designers, from software engineers to city planners, have succeeded and failed us. From the airplane armrest to the Facebook “like” button, and everything in between, Berkun shows how design helps or hinders everyone, and offers a new way to think about the world around you.Whether you spend time in a studio or a boardroom, an office or the outdoors, How Design Makes the World empowers you to ask better questions—and to understand the designs in everything that matters.

About Scott Berkun

Scott Berkun (@berkun) is the bestselling author of seven books, including Making Things Happen, The Myths of Innovation, Confessions of a Public Speaker, and The Year Without Pants. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Wired, Fast Company, the Economist, Forbes, and other media. He has taught creative thinking at the University of Washington and has been a regular commentator on CNBC, MSNBC and National Public Radio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roman on November 30, 2021

Небольшая, но довольно познавательная книга о том, как получается хороший дизайн и какие могут быть причины и последствия у неудачных решений. Много любопытных фактов (почему у авиабилетов стремный дизайн, почему кнопка закрытия дверей в лифтах работает не сразу итд) добавляют интереса при прочтении......more

Goodreads review by Steve on May 15, 2020

An easy-to-read jaunt through design from multiple facets that continually delights by going deep This book is a quick read, and an easy read, but it's never fluff. Scott Berkun is a really strong writer, with a clear voice and just the right amount of humor (too little can be too dry, too much can b......more

Goodreads review by Burcu on May 27, 2021

This book brilliantly explains the broader context of design including multiple dimensions (business, politics, human, technical, environmental,... ), stakeholders (and how each one of them are decision makers), with emphasis on ethical concerns. Papanek's work is finally remembered while discussing......more

Goodreads review by La on September 20, 2023

Здавалось би, мене вже не здивуєш гарною книжкою про дизайн всього, але! Це хороша книжка, а що її робить іще дуже цінною так це 100500 пунктів в списку рекомендованої літератури по дизайну. Шкода, звісно, що ця книжка не допоможе мені знайти роботу, але вона реально цікава і корисна......more