Words that would otherwise be coming out of my mouth

Great source of inspiration for punchy headlines: Website Headlines (dotcom) I find myself in the position of needing to write headlines, and almost never love anything LLMs come up with. This feels like great inspiration.

I like Chris waxing on design tokens and am glad our Shop Talk Show appearance gave some food for thought. While not every organization is wrestling with a Multi-All-The-Things situation, every website and app can benefit from even a lightweight […]

This feels like a trajectory worth striving for.

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 human/more collaborative workflows.

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 computer science principle introduced in the mid 1970s that […]

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 development of my career. It’s so crucial to rebuild in-person […]

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 both Figma & code, hundreds of resources, a certificate of […]

Note: we’ve lined someone up, which means submissions for the apprenticeship are now closed. But please keep your eyes peeled for future opportunities. Ian and I have a ton of fun projects brewing, so we’re looking for a creative, passionate, […]

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!

A reminder.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Vy Alechnavicius on the Experienced Design podcast. We had a great wide-ranging conversation!

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 […]

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 and making our big announcement. Cue […]

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.

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 […]

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 or a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 years, the human side of design […]