# Getting Real and Design - Host: [37signals.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/37signals.com/) - Saved: December 31, 2008 (2008-12-31T19:48:00Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/124c6686f0e7/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/124c6686f0e7.json ## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words) I’ve only known one method for approaching a Design project. There are many variations out there, but it can essentially be broken down into 4 steps: Discover, Plan, Design/Develop, and Deploy. It didn’t matter where I worked—agency or internal design department—these were the steps, and I didn’t question them. Then 37signals published Getting Real, and I wondered if this might be a better way of approaching a project. I’d like to share with you a few stories from past Design projects while reflecting on how Getting Real would have helped. I’ll also share some insight into how the process here at 37signals works. More... ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [Are you sure you want to be in San Francisco?](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/58509442b87d/) (37signals.com, April 22, 2008) - [Using the EC2 environment for fewer moving parts](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/963a4c3375c5/) (37signals.com, December 2, 2008) - [Showing the difference between a 19" and 22" suitcase](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/d8fa603be089/) (37signals.com, December 22, 2008) - [PHOTO: Where do you turn when you need "Happy Birthday](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/f1700a689155/) (37signals.com, March 13, 2009) - [QUOTE: I don't care how good you are at programming](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/75f74344540c/) (37signals.com, June 17, 2009) ## Saved the same week - [Beyond Thinking Different to Doing Different](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/7163f7ab13da/) (brandautopsy.typepad.com, December 31, 2008) - [Terminal Tip: Enable half-star ratings in iTunes](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a597ba58568e/) (tuaw.com, December 31, 2008) - [Chicken Wings Recipe | Beef Tenderloin | Big Green Egg Accessory | Barbecue at Houseoffaulkner.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/534fca3500c6/) (houseoffaulkner.com, December 31, 2008) - [Apple files for patent on winter-friendly iPhone gloves](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/187bc63c139f/) (appleinsider.com, January 1, 2009) - [Mint: A Fresh Look at your Site](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/14c8ae1211f0/) (haveamint.com, January 1, 2009) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/1497-getting-real-and-design