Publisher's Synopsis
Diary of a Design Director is a witty, no-holds-barred look into the chaotic world of a Product Design Director at Worktopia. After a year of battling pixels and people, a design leader decides to start a diary-because, apparently, a therapist was too expensive. The entries provide an unfiltered peek into the daily dramas of leading a design team, navigating workplace nonsense, and surviving the collision of creativity and corporate.
The book touches on topics such as creative leadership, team dynamics, the never-ending saga of influence without ownership, business vs design and the reality of releasing products that sometimes stay as Minimum Viable Products for ever.
Through laughter and an alarming amount of coffee, the Design Director fights the good fight for design, leadership, and a workspace that doesn't entirely fall apart. It's a must-read for anyone trying to lead in a world where you own nothing but are somehow responsible for everything.
