Posts in ‘post’ Category
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14 Apr, 2025
Design 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 particles. The design token color-brand-blue is a critical ingredient […]
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08 Apr, 2025
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 weeks left to […]
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07 Apr, 2025
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 Kristen Berman and Ryan Rumsey. We […]
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04 Apr, 2025
The 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 important to be able to talk […]
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27 Mar, 2025
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 especially like the experience around managing logos. They provide a […]
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26 Mar, 2025
A 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 dad Downstairs I tiptoeMy mind calm and focusedEager to tackle […]
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25 Mar, 2025
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 together a video tour of what’s included: We’ve […]
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21 Mar, 2025
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 […]
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18 Mar, 2025
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 over 80 people joining us […]
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11 Mar, 2025
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 whole thing. No bigger project. No ulterior […]
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10 Mar, 2025
Part 1: The Shitball
This is the first part of a series that attempts to capture my current thinking about The Situation. TL;DR: Our attention has been hijacked and weaponized. It is imperative for us to to direct our attention to healthier and more […]
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07 Mar, 2025
Last chance for Subatomic design tokens course early-bird pricing!
We’re cooking with gas on our Subatomic design tokens course and are gearing up for a really big milestone! We’re about to launch Chapter 4, which details the nuts and bolts of building out a token system in Figma and […]
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07 Mar, 2025
Sheng Wang
If you get a chance to go see Sheng Wang perform, do it. It was easily the best comedy show I’ve ever been to. We watched his Netflix special Sweet & Juicy and was hooked immediately. When we saw he […]
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03 Mar, 2025
Introducing Cold Album Drumming!
I’m so freaking excited to announce my new music project: Cold Album Drumming! Be sure to smash that subscribe button on YouTube 😂 and vote on the albums you’d like to hear me play. What the heck is “Cold Album […]
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27 Feb, 2025
Subatomic Design Tokens Course: Chapter 3 now live!
Do you love having to name things? Of course you don’t! That’s why we’re so excited to announce that Chapter 3 of our Subatomic Design Tokens Course is now live! We have a FULL HOUR AND A HALF of video […]
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27 Feb, 2025
Buy the Overpriced Tourist Photos
“Would you like your picture taken?” Why does simple question — probably cheerfully asked by a smiling young adult with a camera around their neck — flood us with so much dread? We mumble and stammer over an awkward response, […]
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19 Feb, 2025
Open Up with Brad Frost – A New Advice Show With Smashing Magazine
I’m thrilled to announce that I’m doing a new advice show/series called Open Up I’m doing with my good friends at Smashing Magazine! I found that it’s often easier for people to talk about tools and technologies and trends than […]
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14 Feb, 2025
Subatomic Design Tokens Course: Chapter 2 now live!
We’re thrilled to announce that Chapter 2 of our Subatomic Design Tokens Course is now live! This chapter provides 74-minutes of video diving deep into design token architecture and foundations. We cover a ton of ground, including: The three-tiered token system consists of three tiers: […]
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03 Feb, 2025
Subatomic Design Tokens Course: Chapter 1 now live!
Hey there! Big news: Chapter 1 of our Subatomic Design Tokens Course is live! Chapter 1 covers important core concepts about design tokens. What problems do design tokens solve? We introduce the concept of the “Multi-All-The-Things” organization; your organization needs […]
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23 Jan, 2025
Announcement: I’m Going Independent!
I’m excited to share that I — along with my brother Ian — are going fully independent and will be focusing on courses, workshops/training, and other fun adventures. A bittersweet farewell to Big Medium Josh Clark and I had been […]
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22 Jan, 2025
2024
2024 was a giant Kamehameha blast of self actualization. Through triumphant highs and addressing challenging situations head-on, I feel like I’ve grown so much, I’ve gotten so much closer to my true self, and I’m so incredibly excited to embark […]
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15 Jan, 2025
Donating to LA Fire Support
Like everyone else, the tragic wildfires ravaging Los Angeles area make our hearts ache. We feel for all of our friends, industry pals, and everyone who has been impacted by the fires. LA-based design systems extraordinaire Elyse Holladay has been […]
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14 Jan, 2025
The UX of login codes
I could do a deep dive into the UX of login codes, but I’ll do my best to keep it short. If your product texts/emails login codes, the experience better be amazing. Bad Better Best The best experience is for […]
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14 Jan, 2025
Funky VI
I just got a Squire Bass VI, an instrument I didn’t know existed until developer/musician Tim Hilton mentioned it to me in a LinkedIn message (of all places!). I had a few holiday/birthday gift cards to my favorite local music […]
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10 Jan, 2025
Durable products
I wore my Olukai Mahana slippers all day every day for 3 years. They finally got beat up enough that when my family asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I said that I’d welcome a new pair of slippers. […]
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09 Jan, 2025
Design Tokens Course Update: 2hrs of video now available!
In addition to stuffing our faces with cookies, Ian and I were hard at work over the holidays creating our design tokens course. I’m freaking thrilled that we published 2 hours of preorder-exclusive video content, shared several dozen links, and included […]
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05 Jan, 2025
Frostapalooza: one epic night
Frostapalooza was a one-of-a-kind concert and an unabashed celebration of love, joy, fun, music, creativity, and positivity. It was an excuse to celebrate our talents and collective human potential. It was a reminder to myself, my friends, my family, and […]
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23 Dec, 2024
Introducing Subatomic: The Complete Guide To Design Tokens
BIG NEWS! We’re hard at work making an online course called Subatomic: The Complete Guide To Design Tokens. Over the past decade, Ian Frost and I have created design token systems for dozens of organizations — including some of the […]
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01 Dec, 2024
Come to Pittsburgh Plays The Cure!
FRIENDS! FAMILY! COUNTRYMEN! On Saturday, December 14th I’ll be performing as part of Pittsburgh Plays The Cure at the beautiful Roxian Theatre. Several super groups comprised of Pittsburgh-based musicians will be playing a whole night of music by The Cure. […]
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27 Nov, 2024
Ella’s First Website
ULTRA PROUD DAD MOMENT: Ella made her first website! Melissa and I woke up on Saturday morning to our goofy 6-year-old daughter entering our bedroom making this obnoxious sound. It was impressively annoying, especially considering she hasn’t seen Dumb and […]