Books

Value-Based Design, Cadence & Slang, and Draft Evidence

All 4 Books $160 $140 + shipping

Our most popular option. Get all of our books for $20 off & save a boatload on shipping:

  • Store Design
  • Value-Based Design
  • Cadence & Slang
  • Draft Evidence

The Whole Enchilada

Value-Based Design

Value-Based Design $50 + shipping

How do you justify the economic value of your design practice – and charge what you’re worth? With Value-Based Design.

The definitive end to the “value debate” in the design industry, Value-Based Design has taught hundreds of designers how to focus on measurable results. The print book comes with an accompanying workbook, Applied Value-Based Design, that will teach you how to start practicing value-based design on today’s problems.

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Cadence & Slang

Cadence & Slang® $40 + shipping

The fastest way to understand interaction design, Cadence & Slang is a series of evergreen guidelines that advocate simplicity, consistency, and humanity in technology. Its ideas have influenced the past decade of computing across all devices, platforms, and business needs.

Former director of growth at Twitter Doug Williams once called it “a must read for anyone that designs interfaces for humans.” Others have called it “staggering” and “mind-blowing.” Now in its second edition, with over 3,500 copies sold since 2010.

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Store Design

Store Design $45 + shipping

Store Design concludes the “value conversation” for design practitioners in ecommerce. Learn everything we know about how to profitably research customers, de-risk business operations, and thrive in your industry.

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Draft Evidence

Draft Evidence $25 + shipping

A how-to guide for running an independent business, Draft Evidence is a compendium of essays written between 2007 and 2016. It’s helped hundreds of people build more stable and durable practices in the tech industry.

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The Workshop

 

Want to go deep on the nuts & bolts of value-based design? Our self-paced workshop will teach you everything you know, and level up your practice & career.

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Merch

Draft × SonnenzimmerDraft × Sonnenzimmer (Detail)

Draft × Sonnenzimmer $5 + shipping

We worked with our friends at Sonnenzimmer to create a limited-edition, two-color print for Draft, as a gift for our clients and closest friends. Here’s how it looks up close.

Only 50 were made, and we’re selling an extremely limited quantity at cost. Suitable for archival & framing. You basically only pay for shipping. 18”× 24”, ships in a sturdy tube. Don’t sleep!

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