Mike Monteiro is someone I have repeatedly followed and unfollowed on Twitter over the last few years. His occasional clever wit and insight is largely eclipsed by his brash and arrogant stream-of-consciousness. He picks fights, makes fun of people, and is probably one of the design field's most notorious smug assholes. Yet, somehow, in Design is a Job his grouchiness melts away. His arrogance becomes helpful confidence. His gripes transform into wisdom learned the hard way.

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He picks fights, makes fun of people, and is probably one of the design field's most notorious smug assholes. Yet, somehow, in Design is a Job his grouchiness melts away. Realbasic 2011 Keygenguru. His arrogance becomes helpful confidence.

His gripes transform into wisdom learned the hard way. Foul-mouthed cursing becomes — well, slightly less foul-mouthed cursing. In a departure from his somewhat irritating guise on the web, this long-form version of Mike Monteiro is tack-sharp and full of genuinely smart and thought-provoking advice on being a designer. The book feels very blue-collar and non-academic, covering hard lessons he's learned over the years like getting clients, protecting yourself legally, believing in your work, collaborating with peers or clients, or directing other designers. It's also as funny as it is practical. In Design Is A Job I recognized hard lessons I've learned so far in my career, and got plenty of advice for navigating new challenges ahead.

When I sat down to write this (and I wrote it once already but tumblr ate it so I’m hoping I can write it again with pretty much the same words) I knew I’d end up reviewing not just the book, but the author. Which is okay as in the case, the book is the man. If you know Mike Monteiro simply as @Mike_FTW on twitter - the guy with the acerbic wit, the guy willing to start and finish an argument with brutal belligerence, the guy who is as honest as he is funny - then what you probably don’t know is When I sat down to write this (and I wrote it once already but tumblr ate it so I’m hoping I can write it again with pretty much the same words) I knew I’d end up reviewing not just the book, but the author. Which is okay as in the case, the book is the man.

If you know Mike Monteiro simply as @Mike_FTW on twitter - the guy with the acerbic wit, the guy willing to start and finish an argument with brutal belligerence, the guy who is as honest as he is funny - then what you probably don’t know is Mike is a really nice guy. I’m sorry to tell you that, I know it might ruin your idea of him. But he is nice. Thoughtful, even. Incredibly intelligent, compassionate, passionate and, well, nice. He is, after all, the guy who sent me the original (giant sized) painting of this just because I wrote something about it.