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INAYAILI DE

LEÓN PERSSON

Product principal,

Make Us Proud

http://www.makeusproud.com

Technically Wrong by Sara

Wachter-Boettcher. It’s about

the biases, mostly invisible, that

permeate the design and

engineering of the software we

create and use. Technology designed

without considering the ways it can

affect people from a multitude of

backgrounds can sometimes have

devastating consequences, as the

book explores. Reading it has

reinforced the idea that, as

designers, we must actively strive to

create products that are inclusive

and truly consider the impact they

will have on society. Since I read it, I

always try to keep that in mind, in

meetings, workshops,

conversations, and to be vocal about

those issues.

Read any good books lately? Our experts have,

and they share them here

WHICH RECENT BOOKS HAVE

INFLUENCED YOUR WORK?

INSPIRATION

AMY PARKER

Co-owner,

Fore Design

foredesign.co

It’s been out for a few years but I just read Design

is a Job by Mike Monteiro. It’s basically a

compilation of every wrong decision I’ve ever made in

my decade of running a business but it was also a

major confidence-booster. I’ve learned all the lessons

of what not to do that Mike outlines in the book and

figured out what to do instead. If you’re just setting

up shop – or even if you’ve been running a business

for a while, like me – it’s well worth it to learn from

Mike’s mistakes and get yourself on the right track.

DAN PERRERA

Co-owner,

Fore Design

foredesign.co

Anthony Burrill’s Make it Now is

not only a beautiful compilation

of his work throughout his career –

and even some student work from

back in the day – it’s a great

inspiration to find your own voice. He

has a wonderful writing style – short

sentences that get right to the point –

which made the book a real pleasure

to read. Most importantly though, it

was a real motivator to bust through

my doubts and get started on a

project – now.