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Feb 2018
Redesign the NYC metrocard system. Design a dashboard for a general practitioner. Redesign an ATM.
Learn how to solve and present exercises like these, that top startups use to interview designers for product design and UI/UX roles.
Today top companies are looking for business-minded designers who are not just focused on visuals. With this book you can practice this kind of mindset, learn how to interview designers, find concepts for projects for your portfolio and learn more about the product design role.
Since you specified manga raw (the original Japanese version), this review focuses on the art, panelling, and visual storytelling that might be lost in translation, as well as the core premise. Concept: A hyper-talented but socially awkward mangaka (manga artist) dies in a traffic accident while rushing a manuscript deadline. He is reincarnated by a goddess into a fantasy world. However, he has no combat skills, no magic, and his physical stats are abysmal. The Twist: His "Oekaki" (drawing/painting) skill is considered a useless artisan craft. He quickly discovers that anything he draws with intent and magical ink becomes real —but only if the drawing is perfect. A shaky line or wrong proportion makes the summoned item/monster malfunction.