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Frosty Nightz
Introducing Frosty Nightz, a semi-regular jam session in the 1974 time machine that is my basement. The idea: Get musical people together, eat, drink, play music, and have fun. That’s it. That’s the...
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Reflections and Human Connections Resonate in Marina Kappos’ Optical...
This is awesome. Artist Marina Kappos created a whole series of symmetrical paintings inspired by her relationship with her twin sister. This resonates with me as my mom is a twin. And is also an art...
View ArticleWired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
Wired has a solution — it’s going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. This approach makes a lot of sense from the...
View ArticleBasic Woman’s Entire Personality Revolves Around Things She Enjoys – The Onion
“I honestly kind of cringe seeing how Maddy just goes along with what naturally appeals to her,” said local woman Kelly Olsen, who scoffed at how Derry’s taste in everything from clothing to movies and...
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Open Up, Episode 1: layoffs, purpose, and embracing your full self
Last week we held our first episode of Open Up, a new advice show I’m hosting with my fantastic co-host Geoff Graham and my good friends at SmashingConf. We had a wonderful inaugural episode, with...
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The Light in You — The Light in You
My friend Eva Lin Douglass wrote a beautiful children’s book: The Light in You. Deep within you is a very special spark. It’s a Light you are born with that never goes dark. If there’s a message kids...
View ArticleBuy books even if you don’t end up reading them
Some great thoughts here from Scott Berkun: It’s good to buy books even if you don’t end up reading them. Why? 1. It supports authors who made something that interests you 2. It signals to publishers...
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20 Years
20 YEARS AGO TODAY, Melissa and I started dating. I’m 40, which means that I’ve now spent more of my life with Melissa than without. This will be true for the rest of our lives, and I will love every...
View ArticleOpen Up With Brad Frost: Episode 1 – Geoff Graham
Here’s Geoff Graham on our new Open Up show: There are a lot of feelings in tech. We feel a certain way about our jobs. We feel certain ways about certain web development techniques. We feel certain...
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Subatomic Update: Figma and Code Token Architecture Available!
We’re so freaking excited to announce that we’ve reached a big milestone in our Subatomic design tokens course: we released our battle-tested design token architecture for both Figma and code! We put...
View ArticleA season’s last frost
QuietlyI slip out of bedTaking care so as not to wake my daughter snuggled next to meAnother nightmare, I presumeShe claimed comfort once again in her spot between mom and dadDownstairs I tiptoeMy...
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MailChimp Brand Kit
I’m messing with my MailChimp account and really love their Brand Kit feature. You have the ability to upload logos, define color palettes, typography, personality, button styles, and more. I...
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Fancy Components
There’s some fantastic UI inspiration on Fancy Components. I can already here the grumblings around practicality, accessibility, React, etc, but let’s park all that for a bit and just enjoy some fun...
View ArticleThe Art of Conversation: Before You Begin
We are social creatures. It’s healthy to talk to other people about the important things on our minds. It’s safe to say many important things are on everyone’s minds right now, and it’s critically...
View ArticleBrad Frost: Design systems are about human relationships
I had the extraordinary honor to appear on the Design Better podcast and talk with my friends Aarron Walter and Elijah Woolery. We talked about why we’re still passionate about design systems after 12...
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Design Better’s Experts in Residence Program
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m part of Design Better’s new Experts in Residence program! Thank you so much for including, Aarron and Eli! It’s truly an honor to appear alongside Very Smart People...
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Subatomic Update: Publishing & Adopting Design Token Systems!
We’ve been absolutely rocking and rolling over here and are proud to announce that Chapters 5 and 6 of our Subatomic Design Tokens Course are now live! With only 2 chapters left to go, there’s only 2...
View ArticleEject disk.
Eject disk. by Greg Storey is well worth your time. He’s hitting on a lot of the issues that have bubbled up in many conversations I’ve had over the last few years. What follows here isn’t a framework...
View ArticleDesign Tokens + Atomic Design = ❤️
One of the most-asked questions I get is “What would you change about Atomic Design?” My answer is: I would probably talk about design tokens! In the world of UI, design tokens are subatomic...
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Winamp Skin Museum
Behold the Winamp Skin Museum! OH MAN. Winamp was such an inspiration for me; it’s so beautiful to see these skins laid out in a beautiful grid.
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Last Chance to Preorder Subatomic!
Guess what!? Our course, Subatomic: The Complete Guide To Design Tokens, is done! We published the last of the videos, and are putting on the finishing touches before and adjusting to the full price...
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Open Up, Episode 2: Fundamentals, Principles, Navigating an Imperfect World,...
I’m late in posting this because boy oh boy, there’s been a lot going on. But Episode 2 of our show Open Up is out! Geoff and I tackled some great questions and covered a lot of ground in this...
View ArticleAtomic Design, Tokens, AI and the Future of Design Systems – Experience...
I had the pleasure of speaking with Vy Alechnavicius on the Experienced Design podcast. We had a great wide-ranging conversation!
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Brad Frost, Web Designer – UNIQUEWAYS podcast
I appeared on the UNIQUEWAYS podcast with Thomas Girard, an interesting show where the guests are all asked the same set of questions. It was fun!
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We’re hiring an apprentice!
Ian and I have a ton of fun projects brewing, so we’re looking for a creative, passionate, curious, and kind go-getter to help us make it all happen. If you’re a looking for an opportunity to get your...
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The Multi-All-The-Things Organization
Note: This post is adapted from our new online course, Subatomic: The Complete Guide To Design Tokens. Our comprehensive course delivers over 13 hours of video, enterprise-grade token architecture for...
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Refresh PGH is being refreshed!
Well, here’s some great news: Refresh PGH is being…refreshed! My pals Jason, Val, and Patrick are reviving the Pittsburgh web design/development meetup that played such an important role in the...
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The New Separation of Concerns
In our new comprehensive online course, Subatomic: The Complete Guide To Design Tokens, we discuss the need to revisit the powerful concept of separation of concerns. Separation of concerns is a...
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