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Product Design is not graphic design or visual design, as it may be commonly perceived. While visual design is only one component of product design, the main focus of product design is understanding the user, the problem to solve, and designing the solution. We’ll be looking at what product design is and the role that it plays in product development and delivery.
Website resources:
Articles about the impact of design in tech companies:
Airbnb
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Design in Tech Recap
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How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Business
Mint
Apple
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The 6 Pillars Of Steve Jobs’s Design Philosophy, by Cliff Kuang
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The Apple Product Design, by Martin
Further Reading:
What is Product Design?, by Erik Erikkson
Intro to Product Design, by Stephanie Engle
Building Products, by Julie Zhuo
Digital Product Design is Not Graphic Design, by Kevin Lynagh
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