Phoney
A designer finally admits what we all know is true.
Best Intentions
UX design is built on empathy. Designers are supposed to be advocates for the user — obsessively testing, iterating, and questioning every assumption. But in practice, deadlines get tight, stakeholders push back, and even the most principled designers cut corners, make excuses, or design for edge cases that happen to match their own preferences.
The field talks a good game about user-centered design. Phoney asks: are we actually living it?
The Book
Built in Figma, finished in InDesign, and printed through Lulu Press, Phoney went from a book cover class assignment at the Rhode Island School of Design to a fully bound, shelf-ready book.
The Humor
Designer Confessions taps into the humor of design by spotlighting the gap between polished outcomes and the messy, awkward reality behind them — like cluttered art boards behind pixel-perfect screens, or designing a blue delete button since the customer is always right.