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Design for Software the book – available now!

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Today is a big day, I’m pleased to announce that “Design for Software: A Playbook for Developers” is finally available to the public! It was a long journey taking nearly 14 months to complete, but it’s here and I couldn’t be more excited. Check it out at designforsoftware.com

A little background

Over the past ten years I’ve worked closely with designers and developers in the emerging technology industry. During that time I’ve realized that designing software isn’t like any other type of design. Designing software is unique. It combines many fields of design into a single medium – Motion, typography, color theory, interaction design, information architecture, ethnography, and more. And for many reasons it deserves its own design process.

That is the premiss for this book – a process for designing software. My goal is to make this unique discipline more accessible for those that don’t have expertise in UI/UX design. Throughout the book I attempt to break down design theory concepts and present them in a way that makes sense for application design.

This book is written for non-designers and tech-savvy artists looking to create best in class software. I believe anyone can design great software, regardless of background. It doesn’t matter if you have a design degree (although it might help) or a history of being a hard core developer. Many design principles can be broken down into frameworks that help take the guesswork out of an otherwise abstract field.

By the end of the book you’ll have effectively learned all my design “secrets”. I hope that the design process I’ve written about is as useful to you as it has been for me.

Book Extras

It’s pretty difficult to write about interactive design in a static medium..go figure. During the writing process there were many times that static images didn’t do the content justice, especially when trying to describe motion. So I created a bunch of complementary web content.

You don’t have to buy the book to reap the benefits of the extras, but you should. They will make more sense…and it will make my dog happy (not my actual dog).

Where can I buy it?

The publisher (Wiley) has done an amazing job making the book available from a variety of retailers and in a ton formats. Of course I would encourage you to pick up the physical book, but the digital versions are good too. As of now, you can purchase the book from the following retailers:

I’m looking forward to seeing it out in the wild!
Best,
Erik


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