Words that would otherwise be coming out of my mouth
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02 Jul, 2025
Website Headlines (dotcom)
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.
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02 Jul, 2025
Chris’ Corner: Tokens – CodePen
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 […]
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01 Jul, 2025
Humility Over Time
This feels like a trajectory worth striving for.
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30 Jun, 2025
How 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 human/more collaborative workflows.
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18 Jun, 2025
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 computer science principle introduced in the mid 1970s that […]
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18 Jun, 2025
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 development of my career. It’s so crucial to rebuild in-person […]
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12 Jun, 2025
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 both Figma & code, hundreds of resources, a certificate of […]
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09 Jun, 2025
We’re hiring an apprentice!
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, […]
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07 Jun, 2025
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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26 May, 2025
A Change Of Scenery Will Serve You Well
A reminder.
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18 May, 2025
Atomic Design, Tokens, AI and the Future of Design Systems – Experience Designed Podcast
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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14 May, 2025
Open Up, Episode 2: Fundamentals, Principles, Navigating an Imperfect World, Collaboration, and Old Friends
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 […]
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13 May, 2025
Work hard. Don’t be an asshole. Share what you know.
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05 May, 2025
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 and making our big announcement. Cue […]
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02 May, 2025
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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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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10 Apr, 2025
Eject 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 or a […]
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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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07 Apr, 2025
Brad 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 years, the human side of design […]