Design the life you love
Subtitle: a step-by-step guide to building a meaningful
By: Ayse Birsel
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781607748816; 9781607748823
Subjects: Creative ability; Motivation (Psychology); SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational; Self-actualization (Psychology); SELF-HELP / Creativity; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness
Description: "A joyful, inspirational guide to building the life you've always dreamed of, using the principles and creative process of an award-winning product designer. Life, just like a design problem, is full of constraints--time, money, age, location, and circumstances. You cannot have everything, and if you want more out of it, you have to be creative about how to make what you need and what you want co-exist. This requires design thinking. Design the Life You Love uses a simple but proven creative thinking and design process to give ordinary people new tools to think about life differently, and also includes fascinating examples from the world of art and design that relate to each step of the process, plus guided creative exercises. Turn constraints into opportunities with optimism and holistic thinking using four simple steps: taking the whole apart, forming a new point of view, putting it back together, and giving it form. The striking design and Ayse Birsel's hand-drawn art and type set off her brilliant, life-changing design process, empowering and inspiring readers to create a better life"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Dear Reader; title: About Design the Life You Love; title: What Is This Book?; title: How To Use This Book; title: Why Design?; title: Thinking Like a Designer; title: My Process; title: From Product Design; title: Ok, Time to Get Started; title: What Will We Do Together?; title: 00. Warm Up; title: Let's Warm Up; title: Designing Life Using DE:RE Is Like Making Soup; title: 01. Deconstruction; title: Let's Deconstruct; title: DE: Four Quadrants; title: 02. Point of View; title: Heroes as Inspiration; title: Metaphors; title: Before You Reconstruct, Let's Take Stock...; title: 03. Reconstruction; title: Let's Reconstruct; title: RE: Four Quadrants; title: 04. Expression; title: Vision Map as Expression; title: Vision Letter as Expression; title: To-Do List as Expression; title: Manifesto as Expression; title: Poem as Expression; title: Living the Life; title: Let's Retrace Our Steps...; title: Living the Life!; title: Design the Life You Love; title: The Purpose; title: The End is Only the Beginning!; title: Templates; title: Reading List; title: About the Author; title: Thank You!.