If You See the Mountain Lion, It's Too Late
summary
Design argues it should prevent problems, not just choose fonts, and lays out concrete tools: use balance as an early indicator, carve out negative space for thinking, and add or swap constraint to force decisions. Examples are specific: a brewer’s balance lesson, a Mountain Sun Stout Month sampling of 30–40 beers, tight‑rope practice at Gemini Bridges illustrating constant small corrections, and Boulder’s preserved land “doughnut” that drives downtown density and transit — constraints that demonstrably shape outcomes.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:15Design beyond fonts and colors
- 3:42Design and life balance
- 7:52Design philosophy
- 10:41Constraints as design tool
- 12:04Observation in design
- 13:53Anticipating problems
- 15:35Q&A
