Design Character is a book that helps you develop a capability you will use forever—the inner scaffolding that makes you a resilient, confident and influential designer.

As the second book in the This Human series, this book takes a deep dive into the attributes that build a strong design character. Further supporting how you be as a designer.

Take the University of Western Australia’s Values Project questionnaire to understand your values. Use Design Character as a guide to show you how to leverage them in your design work. Build the confidence to stand up for what you believe in.

Build your knowledge in Ethical Theory, use this to create your own ethical framework to guide your design work. Establish a standard of practice that you can stand behind.

Learn how to leverage the Wellness Wheel to reflect systemically on your design work and its potential impact. Extend this knowledge to use is to improve the wellness practices of your teams and yourself.

Every chapter in the book culminates in the Design Character Framework, a tool you can use with just yourself or your teams. It establishes the fundamentals of your ethical design practice, describes how you show up in the world, how to engage, and how to stay strong and perform well.