Bookshelf Addition: How to Die by Mike Monteiro

🎨 Impressions I came across Mike Monteiro about ten years ago, when a talk of his on design principles made the rounds. At the time, what he said was pure gold for me at my company. He ran a digital design shop in San Francisco and was quite successful at it while still staying true to the small business ideal he had cultivated. He’s an opinionated guy, not afraid to speak his mind at all. On the political spectrum he clearly is on the left side, trying to make things better for normal people instead of the billionaire oligarchy class the US cultivated. His attitude is powerful and in his talks he swears a lot — as he does in his books. Back when I found out about him I immediately bought his books “You’re My Favorite Client” and “Design Is a Job” and read them. They contained very helpful advice for running a web design shop as I did at the time. And they also were really funny! He is quite the character. Later on I read his book “Ruined By Design”, too, which leans much more into…