Description
WHAT IS THE ONE THING not taught in design school, but is an essential survival skill for practicing designers? Working with other people. And yet, in every project, collaboration with other people is often the most difficult part.
The increasing complexity of design projects, the greater reliance on remote team members, and the evolution of design techniques demands professionals who can cooperate effectively. Designing Together is a book for cultivating collaborative behaviors and dealing with the inevitable difficult conversations.
Designing Together features:
This book is for designers:
You'll also find sidebar contributions from David Belman (Threespot), Mandy Brown (Editorially, A Book Apart), Erika Hall (Mule Design Studio), Denise Jacobs (author), Jonathan Knoll (InfinityPlusOne), Marc Rettig (Fit Associates), and Jeanine Turner (Georgetown University).
Author: Dan M. Brown
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Published: 06/14/2013
Pages: 255
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.96h x 7.11w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9780321918635
ISBN10: 0321918630
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Business Communication | General
- Computers | Design, Graphics & Media | Graphics Tools
- Art | General
The increasing complexity of design projects, the greater reliance on remote team members, and the evolution of design techniques demands professionals who can cooperate effectively. Designing Together is a book for cultivating collaborative behaviors and dealing with the inevitable difficult conversations.
Designing Together features:
- 28 collaboration techniques
- 46 conflict management techniques
- 31 difficult situation diagnoses
- 17 designer personality traits
This book is for designers:
- On teams large or small
- Co-located, remote, or both
- Working in multidisciplinary groups
- Within an organization or consulting from outside
You'll also find sidebar contributions from David Belman (Threespot), Mandy Brown (Editorially, A Book Apart), Erika Hall (Mule Design Studio), Denise Jacobs (author), Jonathan Knoll (InfinityPlusOne), Marc Rettig (Fit Associates), and Jeanine Turner (Georgetown University).
Author: Dan M. Brown
Publisher: New Riders Publishing
Published: 06/14/2013
Pages: 255
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.96h x 7.11w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9780321918635
ISBN10: 0321918630
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Business Communication | General
- Computers | Design, Graphics & Media | Graphics Tools
- Art | General
About the Author
Dan M. Brown is the author of Communicating Design (New Riders) and principal at EightShapes, LLC, a user
experience design firm based in Washington, D.C., whose clients include Yahoo!, Marriott International, and Cisco Systems.