Design for Cognitive Bias
foreword by Yasmine Mustafa
Understand the logic powering human bias and learn to start designing more consciously.
Get this book
This book is available directly from the author:
A Book Apart no longer sells or distributes books.
We humans are messy, illogical creatures who like to imagine we’re in control—but we blithely let our biases lead us astray. In Design for Cognitive Bias, David Dylan Thomas lays bare the irrational forces that shape our everyday decisions and, inevitably, inform the experiences we craft. Once we grasp the logic powering these forces, we stand a fighting chance of confronting them, tempering them, and even harnessing them for good. Come along on a whirlwind tour of the cognitive biases that encroach on our lives and our work, and learn to start designing more consciously.
This book explores:
- Why our brains take shortcuts—and why that matters in our work
- How bias influences everything from user behavior to stakeholder decision-making to team dynamics
- Techniques for noticing your own biases, and using them for good where you can
- Making more humane and conscientious products and experiences
Previous NextDavid explains cognitive bias with extraordinary clarity and compassion. He has made an intimidating topic supremely accessible for design and content professionals in every field. His work truly inspires and empowers us to build better products for a better world.
Kristina HalvorsonAuthor of Content Strategy for the Web
Previous NextThe most insidious mistakes we make are the ones we don’t even realize we are making. This book brilliantly shines a light on the thousands of “invisible” choices we make in our work and our lives—and guides us on how to begin making better ones.
Alex HillmanCofounder of Indy Hall
Previous NextThis essential book will fundamentally change the way you think not only about design, but also about your own mind. You’ll stay entertained, even while being utterly humbled in your estimation of human rationality—and then be empowered to be more effective.
Erika HallAuthor of Just Enough Research and Conversational Design
Previous NextDavid shows us how dangerous our biases can be and gives us tools to embrace what we don’t know we don’t know.
Mike MonteiroAuthor of Design Is a Job and Ruined by Design
About the Author
Product Details
- ISBN: 978-1-952616-05-1
- Paperback: 106 pages
- Published: Aug 25, 2020
