Episode 57: Peter Merholz - The maturity of content and design disciplines

This book provides a holistic approach to designing user experiences, breaking down the process into five distinct planes: Strategy, Scope, Structure, Skeleton, and Surface. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining consistency and harmony across these planes to ensure a cohesive and effective user experience. The book is designed to help web development teams create successful user experiences by focusing on strategic objectives, user needs, information architecture, interaction design, and visual design. Although it was initially focused on web design, the second edition expands its principles to apply to products and services beyond the web[2][4][5].

Org Design for Design Orgs explores the organizational aspects of building successful in-house design teams. It delves into creating an environment that fosters great design, moving beyond methods and practices to address the organizational context. The book examines team organization, cross-functional collaboration, recruitment, professional development, and culture building. It emphasizes creating a coherent design team within a larger organization, focusing on organizational qualities that enable good design rather than solely on design-led approaches. The authors draw on their combined experience in design firms and large enterprises to provide practical insights and guidance.