Design Decisions
Matthew BeebeStick your hands into the muck and sculpt it into what you believe it should be.
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You Really Can Just Do Things
Before I met you, Claude, it was hard to get things done. From lunchtime onwards, it was a struggle.
I spent 15 years as a product designer in high-pressure software startups, desperately trying to design the right product. It felt like th...
Developing Discernment
AI-generated homage to the “blown away” ad. It’s what I feel like these days.
Only one month into the first semester of their graduate studies, one of my students was already falling far behind.
Then they pasted the assignment into an AI...
Beneath the Foundation
“Is he OK? Why is he on the floor?”
We filed into our first real graphic design class at the University of Cincinnati. We’d completed a year of introductory courses, but this was when the proper studio classes began. We all knew of Gordon...
Design Decisions: Cutting Cubes from Clouds
In a previous article, I reflected on the Double Diamond model of the design process—its widespread adoption and its familiar phases of Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver. When I discovered the Double Diamond, it was exactly what I was...
Are Double Diamonds Forever?
The Double Diamond is a designer’s best friend—a tidy, iconic diagram that promises clarity in what is often uncertain and ambiguous work. After 25 years of practice and a few of teaching, I’ve found some weak spots. I think it’s time to re...
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