I’m grateful for everyone’s interest in our Value-Based Design Workshop that’s happening in a few weeks. Today, I’d like to talk a little about why I think this is important, and what designers can do to sit more in their integrity.
We are, rather obviously, in design winter, but I think even more is at stake than our jobs. More fundamentally, we’re dealing with a collective religitation of the purpose of design among those who buy it. Organizations are asking: should we have design at all?
This is an existential question, and a tremendous opportunity for us to define the conversation. Will we rise to the challenge? Not change anything? Quit the industry?
If you want to start getting answers, I invite you to join us in a few weeks.
Woke up, felt cute, wrote something.
I couldn’t help but realize that Store Design continues to exist. Promoting it feels like a great idea right now.
That’s where you come in. If you run a podcast or a blog, I’d be grateful & honored to be your guest, teaching your audience why store design is so important and how to get started with practicing it. Here’s a good example of me talking to someone who is way smarter than I am.
Reply to this letter if you’re interested.
This week, for paid members
This week’s paid lesson is all about how to set healthy boundaries as a value-based designer. Since those in our sort of practice are as in-demand as we are, how do we protect our ability to do our jobs?
Our design of the week shows a curious layout: a home page that’s a collection page, and a collection page without product names. How does it work? Does it work?
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