A Fast Company “Most Important Books for Designers to Read Right Now” Discover how the
principles of human-centered design can be applied to real-world health challenges in dozens of
illustrated examples—from drug packaging and cancer detection devices to post-COVID-19
innovations. Written by pioneers in the field—Bon Ku a physician leader in innovative
health design and Ellen Lupton an award-winning graphic designer—this book outlines the
fundamentals of design thinking and highlights important products prototypes and research in
health design. This revised and expanded edition describes innovations developed in response to
the COVID-19 crisis including an intensive care unit in a shipping container a rolling cart
with intubation equipment and a mask brace that gives a surgical mask a tighter seal. Graphics
by Lupton bring these ideas to life. The authors also explore the special overlap of health
care and the creative process describing the development of such products and services as a
credit card–sized device that allows patients to generate their own electrocardiograms a mask
designed to be worn with a hijab improved emergency room signage and a map of racial
disparities and COVID-19. Health Design Thinking is an essential volume for health care
providers educators patients and designers who seek to create better experiences and
improved health outcomes for individuals and communities.
