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Burn Your Portfolio
by Michael Janda • 2013
The business skills design school skipped, and why they matter more than the design itself.
4.14
679
Burn Your Portfolio Summary
Burn Your Portfolio 98%
The business skills design school skipped, and why they matter more than the design itself.
by Michael Janda 2013
4.14
679 ratings
HTML5 for Web Designers
by Jeremy Keith • 2010
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
3.98
3k+
HTML5 for Web Designers Summary
HTML5 for Web Designers 97%
Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.
by Jeremy Keith 2010
3.98
3k+ ratings
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy • 2005
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
3.98
5k+
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul 97%
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
The Freelance Manifesto
by Joey Korenman • 2017
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
4.52
551
The Freelance Manifesto Summary
The Freelance Manifesto 96%
Motion designers can hit six figures freelancing. A field guide to portfolio, pricing, and trust.
by Joey Korenman 2017
4.52
551 ratings
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
by Douglas Davis • 2016
The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.
4.00
392
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design Summary
Creative Strategy and the Business of Design 96%
The business and strategy skills that move designers from order-takers to trusted partners.
by Douglas Davis 2016
4.00
392 ratings
Creative, Inc.
by Meg Mateo Ilasco • 2010
From pricing to firing bad clients: the business manual creative freelancers actually need.
3.82
1k+
Creative, Inc. Summary
Creative, Inc. 96%
From pricing to firing bad clients: the business manual creative freelancers actually need.
by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2010
3.82
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 95%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
Logos that Last
by Allan Peters • 2023
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
4.21
253
Logos that Last Summary
Logos that Last 95%
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
by Allan Peters 2023
4.21
253 ratings
Art, Inc.
by Lisa Congdon • 2014
Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.
3.98
2k+
Art, Inc. Summary
Art, Inc. 94%
Turn your art into a business: diversify income, build a brand, and sell without selling out.
by Lisa Congdon 2014
3.98
2k+ ratings
How Creativity Rules the World
by Maria Brito • 2022
Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.
3.78
251
How Creativity Rules the World Summary
How Creativity Rules the World 94%
Your best idea will arrive in silence, after a failure, or from someone unlike you.
by Maria Brito 2022
3.78
251 ratings
Craft, Inc.
by Meg Mateo Ilasco • 2007
The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.
3.86
1k+
Craft, Inc. Summary
Craft, Inc. 94%
The business playbook for makers: permits, pricing, branding, and getting into stores.
by Meg Mateo Ilasco 2007
3.86
1k+ ratings
Manage Your Day-to-Day
by Jocelyn K. Glei • 2013
Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.
3.98
28k+
Manage Your Day-to-Day Summary
Manage Your Day-to-Day 94%
Reclaim your best creative hours from email and distraction with one rule that puts the work first.
by Jocelyn K. Glei 2013
3.98
28k+ ratings
The Ten Faces of Innovation
by Tom Kelley • 2005
When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.
3.98
5k+
The Ten Faces of Innovation Summary
The Ten Faces of Innovation 94%
When every new idea gets shot down, ten specific roles can rescue innovation.
by Tom Kelley 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
The Freelance Way
by Robert Vlach • 2022
The freelance systems that get you through the two years before reputation compounds.
4.47
323
The Freelance Way Summary
The Freelance Way 94%
The freelance systems that get you through the two years before reputation compounds.
by Robert Vlach 2022
4.47
323 ratings
Design Systems
by Alla Kholmatova • 2017
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
4.13
608
Design Systems Summary
Design Systems 94%
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
by Alla Kholmatova 2017
4.13
608 ratings
46 Rules of Genius, The
by Marty Neumeier • 2014
Break the rules, then build better ones: a designer's system for making creativity reliable.
3.85
302
46 Rules of Genius, The Summary
46 Rules of Genius, The 94%
Break the rules, then build better ones: a designer's system for making creativity reliable.
by Marty Neumeier 2014
3.85
302 ratings
Think Like a Game Designer
by Justin Gary • 2018
A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.
4.01
184
Think Like a Game Designer Summary
Think Like a Game Designer 94%
A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.
by Justin Gary 2018
4.01
184 ratings
Hello, My Name Is Awesome
by Alexandra Watkins • 2014
A veteran namer's simple filter for brand names that charm strangers instead of confusing them.
4.13
983
Hello, My Name Is Awesome Summary
Hello, My Name Is Awesome 94%
A veteran namer's simple filter for brand names that charm strangers instead of confusing them.
by Alexandra Watkins 2014
4.13
983 ratings
Architect and Entrepreneur
by Eric Reinholdt • 2015
A field guide for architects: how to brand, market, and build a lean, profitable design firm.
4.19
214
Architect and Entrepreneur Summary
Architect and Entrepreneur 94%
A field guide for architects: how to brand, market, and build a lean, profitable design firm.
by Eric Reinholdt 2015
4.19
214 ratings
Creative Calling
by Chase Jarvis • 2019
Creativity is a practice, not a gift. The daily system for building one that lasts.
4.16
2k+
Creative Calling Summary
Creative Calling 94%
Creativity is a practice, not a gift. The daily system for building one that lasts.
by Chase Jarvis 2019
4.16
2k+ ratings
How to Launch a Brand
by Fabian Geyrhalter • 2020
Where brand names come from, how logos earn attention, and what turns a business into a brand.
3.90
191
How to Launch a Brand Summary
How to Launch a Brand 94%
Where brand names come from, how logos earn attention, and what turns a business into a brand.
by Fabian Geyrhalter 2020
3.90
191 ratings
The Design Thinking Playbook
by Michael Lewrick • 2018
A playbook for applying design thinking beyond products: ecosystems, digital transformation, and AI.
3.89
482
The Design Thinking Playbook Summary
The Design Thinking Playbook 94%
A playbook for applying design thinking beyond products: ecosystems, digital transformation, and AI.
by Michael Lewrick 2018
3.89
482 ratings
Blog, Inc.
by Joy Deangdeelert Cho • 2012
The playbook for turning a blog about your obsessions into a business that actually pays.
3.64
2k+
Blog, Inc. Summary
Blog, Inc. 93%
The playbook for turning a blog about your obsessions into a business that actually pays.
by Joy Deangdeelert Cho 2012
3.64
2k+ ratings
Articulating Design Decisions
by Tom Greever • 2015
Designing is easy. Explaining your choices to skeptical stakeholders is the real job.
4.14
2k+
Articulating Design Decisions Summary
Articulating Design Decisions 93%
Designing is easy. Explaining your choices to skeptical stakeholders is the real job.
by Tom Greever 2015
4.14
2k+ ratings
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
by Warren Berger • 2009
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
4.06
469
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Summary
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People 93%
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
by Warren Berger 2009
4.06
469 ratings
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers
by Charles Haine • 2019
Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.
4.00
5
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers Summary
Business and Entrepreneurship for Filmmakers 93%
Film schools teach craft, not cashflow. The business skills every working filmmaker actually needs.
by Charles Haine 2019
4.00
5 ratings
Brand Gap, The
by Marty Neumeier • 2003
Brands stumble not on bad strategy or poor design, but on the gap no one manages.
3.98
6k+
Brand Gap, The Summary
Brand Gap, The 93%
Brands stumble not on bad strategy or poor design, but on the gap no one manages.
by Marty Neumeier 2003
3.98
6k+ ratings
Creative Confidence
by Tom Kelley • 2013
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
3.97
14k+
Creative Confidence Summary
Creative Confidence 93%
Creativity is a muscle anyone can build: start with empathy, prototype fast, and learn from failure.
by Tom Kelley 2013
3.97
14k+ ratings
Making Ideas Happen
by Scott Belsky • 2010
The reason creatives don't finish projects isn't talent or ideas; it's the lack of a workflow.
4.10
29k+
Making Ideas Happen Summary
Making Ideas Happen 93%
The reason creatives don't finish projects isn't talent or ideas; it's the lack of a workflow.
by Scott Belsky 2010
4.10
29k+ ratings
Forever Employable
by Jeff Gothelf • 2020
Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.
3.71
440
Forever Employable Summary
Forever Employable 93%
Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.
by Jeff Gothelf 2020
3.71
440 ratings
Design thinking
by Mauricio Vianna • 2012
Most innovation chases technology or markets. This method chases human meaning instead.
3.55
100
Design thinking Summary
Design thinking 93%
Most innovation chases technology or markets. This method chases human meaning instead.
by Mauricio Vianna 2012
3.55
100 ratings
The Project50
by Tom Peters • 1999
Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.
4.04
247
The Project50 Summary
The Project50 93%
Turn any project into art: the contrarian rules for stunning, revolutionary, indispensable work.
by Tom Peters 1999
4.04
247 ratings
Conquer Your Rebrand
by Bill Kenney • 2023
Most rebrands are cosmetic. How to run one that turns identity into a growth engine.
4.28
32
Conquer Your Rebrand Summary
Conquer Your Rebrand 93%
Most rebrands are cosmetic. How to run one that turns identity into a growth engine.
by Bill Kenney 2023
4.28
32 ratings
Hegarty on Advertising
by John Hegarty • 2011
An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.
4.07
732
Hegarty on Advertising Summary
Hegarty on Advertising 93%
An advertising legend on why data never made anyone care, and what actually works instead.
by John Hegarty 2011
4.07
732 ratings
The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else
by Dani Marie • 2015
Profit from your crafts: the photography, search, and social media system that sells what you make.
4.11
108
The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else Summary
The Handmade Entrepreneur—How to Sell on Etsy, or Anywhere Else 93%
Profit from your crafts: the photography, search, and social media system that sells what you make.
by Dani Marie 2015
4.11
108 ratings
Draw to Win
by Dan Roam • 2016
Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.
4.00
529
Draw to Win Summary
Draw to Win 93%
Business runs on pictures. Six you can draw right now to lead, sell, and see clearly.
by Dan Roam 2016
4.00
529 ratings
Design Thinking
by Nigel Cross • 2011
Design has its own logic: designers don't analyze what exists but propose what might be.
3.55
315
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking 93%
Design has its own logic: designers don't analyze what exists but propose what might be.
by Nigel Cross 2011
3.55
315 ratings
Emotion By Design
by Greg Hoffman • 2022
The creative principles that built Nike's most emotional campaigns, from a designer who rose to CMO.
3.69
769
Emotion By Design Summary
Emotion By Design 93%
The creative principles that built Nike's most emotional campaigns, from a designer who rose to CMO.
by Greg Hoffman 2022
3.69
769 ratings
One Plus One Equals Three
by Dave Trott • 2015
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
4.19
2k+
One Plus One Equals Three Summary
One Plus One Equals Three 93%
From an ad legend: reframe anything, use disaster as fuel, and sell ideas that stick.
by Dave Trott 2015
4.19
2k+ ratings
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
by Blair Enns • 2010
The pitch is the enemy: how creative firms win clients without giving away their thinking.
4.44
3k+
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto Summary
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto 93%
The pitch is the enemy: how creative firms win clients without giving away their thinking.
by Blair Enns 2010
4.44
3k+ ratings
Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer
by Liam Veitch • 2014
Your skill is worth ten times more if you stop selling hours. The freelance-to-business playbook.
3.81
196
Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer Summary
Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer 93%
Your skill is worth ten times more if you stop selling hours. The freelance-to-business playbook.
by Liam Veitch 2014
3.81
196 ratings
Feck Perfuction
by James Victore • 2019
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
4.04
2k+
Feck Perfuction Summary
Feck Perfuction 93%
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
by James Victore 2019
4.04
2k+ ratings
From Poop To Gold
by Chris Jones • 2018
The agency behind viral toilet humor reveals its real secret: culture, not creative genius.
3.85
156
From Poop To Gold Summary
From Poop To Gold 93%
The agency behind viral toilet humor reveals its real secret: culture, not creative genius.
by Chris Jones 2018
3.85
156 ratings
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook
by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2013
Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.
3.95
9k+
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook Summary
Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook 93%
Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.
by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013
3.95
9k+ ratings
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20
by Tina Seelig • 2009
The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.
3.80
11k+
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Summary
What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 93%
The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.
by Tina Seelig 2009
3.80
11k+ ratings
Insight Out
by Tina Seelig • 2015
Four stages carry an idea from imagination to impact. Skip the first, and nothing else follows.
3.78
432
Insight Out Summary
Insight Out 93%
Four stages carry an idea from imagination to impact. Skip the first, and nothing else follows.
by Tina Seelig 2015
3.78
432 ratings
Red Thread Thinking
by Debra Kaye • 2013
Innovation isn't genius. It's connecting what you already have to what consumers won't say.
3.74
201
Red Thread Thinking Summary
Red Thread Thinking 93%
Innovation isn't genius. It's connecting what you already have to what consumers won't say.
by Debra Kaye 2013
3.74
201 ratings
Design Your Thinking
by Pavan Soni • 2020
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
4.62
283
Design Your Thinking Summary
Design Your Thinking 93%
A five-stage system that treats creative problem-solving as a repeatable skill, not a rare gift.
by Pavan Soni 2020
4.62
283 ratings
Evil Plans
by Hugh MacLeod • 2011
Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.
3.92
2k+
Evil Plans Summary
Evil Plans 93%
Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.
by Hugh MacLeod 2011
3.92
2k+ ratings
Every Tool's a Hammer
by Adam Savage • 2019
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
4.18
11k+
Every Tool's a Hammer Summary
Every Tool's a Hammer 93%
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
by Adam Savage 2019
4.18
11k+ ratings
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