Design Thinking for Builders (Not Designers)

Let's get this out of the way: you're not trying to become a designer. You're a builder who wants to make products people actually enjoy using.

The difference:
  Designer:   Spends 3 weeks perfecting a pixel-perfect mockup
  Builder:    Makes smart design decisions that ship in 3 hours

  Both are valid. This course teaches the builder approach.

Good enough design that ships beats perfect design that doesn't. And with the frameworks in this course, your "good enough" will be better than 90% of indie products.

1 / 10

Build in public

Tweet: 'Good design isn't about making things pretty. It's about making things obvious. If users need a tutorial, your design failed.'

User Research on a Budget: Guerrilla Testing

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Design Thinking for Builders (Not Designers)

Let's get this out of the way: you're not trying to become a designer. You're a builder who wants to make products people actually enjoy using.

The difference:
  Designer:   Spends 3 weeks perfecting a pixel-perfect mockup
  Builder:    Makes smart design decisions that ship in 3 hours

  Both are valid. This course teaches the builder approach.

Good enough design that ships beats perfect design that doesn't. And with the frameworks in this course, your "good enough" will be better than 90% of indie products.

1 / 10

Build in public

Tweet: 'Good design isn't about making things pretty. It's about making things obvious. If users need a tutorial, your design failed.'

User Research on a Budget: Guerrilla Testing

Product Design & UX Foundations/Design Thinking for Builders/Design Thinking for Builders (Not Designers)

25 minLesson 1 of 13

Design Thinking for Builders (Not Designers)

Let's get this out of the way: you're not trying to become a designer. You're a builder who wants to make products people actually enjoy using.

The difference:
  Designer:   Spends 3 weeks perfecting a pixel-perfect mockup
  Builder:    Makes smart design decisions that ship in 3 hours

  Both are valid. This course teaches the builder approach.

Good enough design that ships beats perfect design that doesn't. And with the frameworks in this course, your "good enough" will be better than 90% of indie products.

1 / 10

Build in public

Tweet: 'Good design isn't about making things pretty. It's about making things obvious. If users need a tutorial, your design failed.'

User Research on a Budget: Guerrilla Testing

Rex — Design Thinking for Builders (Not Designers)

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Ask Rex anything about this lesson

Get help with concepts, run prompts, practice exercises, or ask what to do next.

Product Design & UX Foundations/Design Thinking for Builders/Design Thinking for Builders (Not Designers)

25 minLesson 1 of 13

Design Thinking for Builders (Not Designers)

Let's get this out of the way: you're not trying to become a designer. You're a builder who wants to make products people actually enjoy using.

The difference:
  Designer:   Spends 3 weeks perfecting a pixel-perfect mockup
  Builder:    Makes smart design decisions that ship in 3 hours

  Both are valid. This course teaches the builder approach.

Good enough design that ships beats perfect design that doesn't. And with the frameworks in this course, your "good enough" will be better than 90% of indie products.

1 / 10

Build in public

Tweet: 'Good design isn't about making things pretty. It's about making things obvious. If users need a tutorial, your design failed.'

User Research on a Budget: Guerrilla Testing