Designer as a leader? It is interesting! John Maeda is a world famous designer, bestselling author of The Laws of Simplicity, one of the most influential people of the 21st century. according to Esquire magazine. Having headed the Rhode Island School of Design, from a professor who does not recognize authority and loves freedom and experiment, Maeda turned into the head of a hierarchical organization and had to learn by trial and error to be a leader. In his new book, he shares his experience and brings together different points of view on leadership - an artist and a designer, an engineer and a scientist, a teacher and just a person.