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OMG. Life perspective through UI. I freaking love it. Check out My Life in Weeks by Gina Trapani

David Darnes says You’re Not Creating Enough Prototypes, and I agree! David shares some great real-world examples of how he’s wielded design system components for rapid prototyping. We need more of this!

So much great stuff here. We want to be seen. Appreciate everything endlessly. Reach out to people to say nice things Go down all the rabbit holes Truly amazing.  

Pattern Club is a curated gallery to find pattern inspiration.

How to Be Less Busy and More Happy is a great reminder about the busy busy busy waters we swim in. It’s been a long journey to work at this in my own life, and it feels like it will […]

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: […]

If you care about your creativity, and what you make and bring into the world, I’d suggest having your own website. A place you can shape and change as often, or as little as you like. That is something worth […]

Oh dang this is super cool. WhoCanUse succinctly demonstrates how people with different types of colorblindness see different color choices.

Here’s a great article by Tyler Sticka about using li:has(:checked) to elegantly style things in a list. Literally just used this technique on a website this week! Also, 👏 for using Blur’s discography as a demo.

Opera introduces a new web browser: Opera Air – Blog | Opera News Today we’re introducing Opera Air, the first web browser built around the concept of mindfulness. With Opera Air we’re introducing a secure, powerful, and fully functional browser that […]

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 […]

I had the tremendous honor of being the first guest on Elyse Holladay‘s new podcast, On Theme: Design Systems In Depth! Brad Frost takes us back in time to the early days of design systems, and walks us through some […]

CSS text-box-trim YESSSSS. Here’s Adam Argyle deftly explaining (as always) a CSS solution for a problem that’s been plaguing web designers for years. Jason Bradberry also has a great write-up with illustrations about what text-box-trim solves.

Josh wrote up a really sweet send-off for me, Ian, and Jessi as we embark on a new chapter of work and life. I share Josh’s bittersweet sentiment: It’s an end of an era for sure! Bittersweet is such a weird and […]

Pojman Pocket Protector Collection…1,719 and growing! This is an incredibly gallery of pocket protectors. Design inspiration galore! Via my pal Aaron Draplin

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 […]

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 […]

Why does nobody care about anything? The world is full of stuff that could be excellent with just 1% more effort. But people don’t care. I find myself simultaneously vehemently disagreeing with AND agreeing with Nobody Cares by Grant Slatton. […]

OMG, this is such great news! My favorite newsletter Sidebar is back from its break. Designer Fabricio Teixeira is taking over the duties. He explains the spirit of Sidebar: Sidebar has always felt different. It has advocated for a healthier web […]

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 […]