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Design Week Huntsville Talk

Goal-Oriented Design

How to approach design projects to go beyond aesthetic success.
Goal-oriented Design is my attempt to increase the chances of creative project success through Intentional, Research-Driven, & Goal-Oriented design.

Talk Resources

About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design

  • Author: Alan Cooper
  • Foundational text on Goal-Oriented Design
  • Introduces personas and user-centered thinking

Universal Principles of Design

  • Author: William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler
  • Handbook for understanding and applying fundamental design concepts

Smart Brevity

  • Author: Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, & Roy Schwartz
  • Emphasizes that you can say more with less

Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action