Design Is a Job

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Co founder of Mule Design and raconteur Mike Monteiro wants to help you do your job better From contracts to selling design, from working with clients to working with each other, this brief book is packed with knowledge you can t afford not to know. New Read [ Design Is a Job ] author [ Mike Monteiro ] – kino-fada.fr Mike Monteiro is someone I have repeatedly followed and unfollowed on Twitter over the last few years His occasional clever wit and insight is largely eclipsed by his brash and arrogant stream of consciousness He picks fights, makes fun of people, and is probably one of the design field s most notorious smug assholes.Yet, somehow, in Design is a Job his grouchiness melts away His arrogance becomes helpful confidence His gripes transform into wisdom learned the hard way Foul mouthed cursing Mike Monteiro is someone I have repeatedly followed and unfollowed on Twitter over the last few years His occasional clever wit and insight is largely eclipsed by his brash and arrogant stream of consciousness He picks fights, makes fun of people, and is probably one of the design field s most notorious smug assholes.Yet, somehow, in Design is a Job his grouchiness melts away His arrogance becomes helpful confidence His gripes transform into wisdom learned the hard way Foul mouthed cursing becomes well, slightly less foul mouthed cursing.In a departure from his somewhat irritating guise on the web, this long form version of Mike Monteiro is tack sharp and full of genuinely smart and thought provoking advice on being a designer The book feels very blue collar and non academic, covering hard l...Short and to the point, Design Is a Job is a must read for anyone who works as a designer, and a great read for anyone who works with clients, period Not everything will apply to everyone, but there are plenty of words of wisdom whi...Ever wonder why Batman didn t just open up a secret facility and have Jim Gordon send him his best cops for some intensive training time Because Batman has a huge ego is why.When I sat down to write this and I wrote it once already but tumblr ate it so I m hoping I can write it again with pretty much the same words I knew I d end up reviewing not just the book, but the author Which is okay as in the case, the book is the man.If you know Mike Monteiro simply as Mike_FTW on twitter the guy with the acerbic wit, the guy willing to start and finish an argument with brutal belligerence, the guy who is as honest as he is funny then what you probably don t know is When I sat down to write this and I wrote it once already but tumblr ate it so I m hoping I can write it again with pretty much the same words I knew I d end up reviewing not just the book, but the author Which is okay as in the case, the book is the man.If you know Mike Monteiro simply as Mike_FTW on twitter the guy with the acerbic wit, the guy willing to start and finish an argument with brutal belligerence, the guy who is as honest as he is funny the...This succinct book is densely packed with sage business advice for designers especially web designers Monteiro rightly calls it a guide to making a living as a designer , and shows that he has a lot of experience in the industry It s quite funny I laughed out loud several times My favorite chapters were Getting Clients, Choosing the Right Clients, Charging for Your Work, and Working with Contracts.I especially liked Monteiro s description of the role of design He says that designers aren This succinct book is densely packed with sage business advice for designers especially web designers Monteiro rightly calls it a guide to making a living as a designer , and shows that he has a lot of experience in the industry It s quite funny I laughed out loud several times My favorite chapters were Getting Clients, Choosing the Right Clients, Charging for Your Work, and Working with Contracts.I especially liked Monteiro s description of the role of design He says that designers aren t artists designers use art to solve clients problems Clients have goals, and they need designers to provide the strategy and problems solving to achieve them Therefore, clients can t simply tell designers ...Let s face it, there are plenty of books around telling you how to run a business It s alwaysinteresting and somewhat rarer when someone tells you how to run your type of business.That s right, folks Design is a Job is written by the leader of a website design company, Mule, and is primarily written for other website professionals.But, if you re not a website designer, don t look away now It s also extremely valuable for t...I would work for Mike Monteiro It s not often someone s personality comes across so clearly in a book His book shows him as a forthright upstanding man He has a wonderfully concrete style with humor smattered throughout Design is a Job is his simple, straightforward advice on how to succeed as a designer I expect a lot of this advice is common sense to people who have experience in business or networking, but it wasn t altogether obvious to me I found it reassuring to read some basic princ I would work for Mike Monteiro It s not often someone s personality comes across so clearly in a book His book shows him as a forthright upstanding man He has a wonderfully concrete style with humor smattered throughout Design is a Job is his simple, straightforward advice on how to succeed as a designer I expect a lot of this advice is common sense to people who have experience in business or networking, but it wasn t altogether obvious to me I found it reassuring to read some basic principles of business best practices in case I should find myself in a position to use them The advice is aimed toward designers, but much of it should be applicable to any members of a profession hired by contract Here are some things I got from this book view spoiler The overwhelming majority of design w...Llevo poco tiempo siguiendo a Mike Monteiro y la brutal honestidad que maneja sobre las cosas que le importan De poco en poco este camino me llev hasta este libro, el cual coincide con dos temas que son muy relevantes para m en el momento dise o web y ganarse la vida como dise ador.Es un libro con una extra a redacci n, lleno de met foras muy senci...Good quick read Like good design, everything Monteiro says is technically obvious but somehow enlightening in the way he says it I love his stand for being comfortable with money, for accepting that it s your failure for not educating you...This is probably the most important book you can read I don t feel moved to put most of what I read up on GoodReads because writing a review is tedious work, and it lends itself to being a pompous douchebag This isn t something I need help with.Here are 10 reasons that you should buy this book 1 Because life is short, and this...

Design Is a Job
  • English
  • 08 November 2018
  • Paperback
  • 135 pages
  • 1937557049
  • Mike Monteiro
  • Design Is a Job