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related to “design systems.” But hey, if there’s nothing here that’s interesting to you, check out the full archive of my writing.
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What we talk about when we talk about measuring a design system.
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- metrics
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Whose sources, and whose truths?
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- organization
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On feeling overwhelmed by systems.
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- systems thinking
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I’ve launched four courses on design systems, available for free at Aquent Gymnasium! I hope you like them.
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“Why create a design system?” It’s a good question, if a hard one.
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- pattern libraries
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- organization
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A friend asked me to share a few favorite resources on design systems. I thought I’d share them with you, too.
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I spoke at two events yesterday. I drank a lot of coffee. I talked a lot about design systems. Good day.
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Karen and Jeff and I have launched a little strategic consultancy. We’re calling it Autogram, and I’d like to tell you why.
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- content strategy
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It’s often suggested that design systems would improve the way organizations work. I’ve been wondering about that.
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I read these two essays some time ago, and I keep returning to them. I bet you’ll like them too.
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- ethics
- politics
- justice
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Design systems haven’t solved the consistency problem—far from it. What can?
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When was the last time a design system empowered you to make a decision? (I’m honestly asking.)
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- organization
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On objects and slices; on design systems and scale.
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Our design tools change the design of our products and, at times, they can change us. How do we talk about that?
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- process
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About the patterns underneath the patterns.
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- design
- patterns
- design patterns
- donella meadows
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Usually, you’ll get rid of design patterns that don’t contribute much to your design system. But sometimes, you won’t.
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- web design
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- design patterns
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The benefit of creating a pattern library isn’t the patterns as such.
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- web design
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- atomic design is an antipattern
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I just flew in from Florida, where I’d spoken—and workshopped!—at the 2018 Front End Design Conference. And boy, are my arms tired/sunburnt.
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- web design
- work
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- design systems
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Your design system’s more than the sum of its patterns. (It’s all about the people, maaaaannnn.)
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I was asked to write an introduction for Alla Kholmatova’s new book on design systems, which I loved. (I think you’ll love it too.)
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- book
- foreword
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The value of a pattern library is tied directly to how much—and how easily—it is used.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about why I work the way I do, and how.
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- work
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On the web, can our patterns be more than just front-end code?
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- design
- design systems
- design patterns
- pattern libraries