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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...
View ArticleHow to make a design system that’s not boring
I had a great conversation with Jason Lengstorf on his Learn With Jason show. We talked about design tokens, the importance of design system recipes, our new course, and the need for healthier/more...
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