Posts in ‘link’ Category
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18 Sep, 2023
How To Make A Strong Case For Accessibility – Smart Interface Design Patterns
Getting support for accessibility efforts isn’t easy. There are many accessibility myths, wrong assumptions and expectations that make accessibility look like a complex, expensive and time-consuming project. Let’s fix that! Below are some practical techniques that has been working well […]
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15 Sep, 2023
Design Systems with Brad Frost – The State of the Web – Google Chrome Developers
YouTube’s recommendation algorithm led me to this interview I did about design systems with Google Chrome Developers: While it was published in Feb 2020 (😱), I think it still holds up pretty dang well!
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05 Sep, 2023
Educational Sensational Inspirational Foundational
Absolutely honored to have atomic design included in this roundup of Educational Sensational Inspirational Foundational posts.
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05 Sep, 2023
AI: The Next Chapter in Design | Figma Blog
It’s an honor to be referenced at Figma’s Config keynote and follow-up article AI: The Next Chapter in Design. I like how Figma used the atomic design methodology to articulate where AI might prove to be most useful. Lower-level atoms […]
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05 Sep, 2023
Never waste your midlife crisis – Austin Kleon
You should never waste your midlife crisis. You can do great things with a midlife crisis. I love all of Austin’s great blogging and sharing, and this one stuck with me: never waste your midlife crisis. As a human being […]
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05 Sep, 2023
News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier | The Guardian
News is bad for your health. It leads to fear and aggression, and hinders your creativity and ability to think deeply. The solution? Stop consuming it altogether News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make […]
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28 Aug, 2023
How to Be Happier Without Really Trying – Barking Up The Wrong Tree
How to Be Happier Without Really Trying summarizes a lot of the tactics I take in my own life to be happier (errr, more tranquil). This post does a good job summarizing Epicurean philosophies Live For Pleasure: Not the frat […]
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09 Aug, 2023
Hatch Conference – An event for UX & design experts in Berlin & online
Besides talking about the current state of Design and his masterclass at Hatch, we dive into AI, holding onto things you love that don’t necessarily pay the bills, and he reveals the story on how that famous astronaut helmet came […]
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10 Jul, 2023
Pfizer’s Design System, spatial design, and AI is coming after your (boring) job
Kevin Coyle, currently working with Brad Frost and friends at Big Medium, is an incredible all-star professional in tech currently focusing on frontend. We met when we enlisted his help to migrate a mutual client onto a Terraform setup in […]
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27 Jun, 2023
No Handoff: close the gap between product and engineering
I love this initiative from Shamsi Brinn: No Handoff: close the gap between product and engineering. Imagine a project where teams work together at each stage, progressively improving the end result based on qualitative and quantitative data. Project handoff is […]
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27 Jun, 2023
“Artificial Intelligence & Humanity,” an article by Dan Mall
I love Dan’s Artificial Intelligence & Humanity as it mirrors a lot of my own thinking about how best to wield AI. If I embrace the role of AI as an accident generator, then I’d gladly give it all the […]
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26 Jun, 2023
User Inyerface – A worst-practice UI experiment
User Inyerface – A worst-practice UI experiment is “a challenging exploration of user interactions and design patterns.” Hilariously bad UX and a lot of fun.
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19 Jun, 2023
The A.I. Dilemma – March 9, 2023
Well ain’t this just some pretty damning and sobering stuff. The examples they use to demonstrate the lack of thought or safety built into these technologies is incredibly unnerving. They demonstrate how basic, 101-level stuff to keep kids safe is […]
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19 Jun, 2023
The Dangers Of Highly Centralized AI | by Clive Thompson | Medium
The field of large language models is becoming dangerously centralized. A huge amount of power resides in the hands of a tiny number of firms. Source: The Dangers Of Highly Centralized AI | by Clive Thompson | Medium
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19 Jun, 2023
Artificial intelligence: who owns the future? – ethical.net
Beyond the contemporary issues lurk deeper long-term questions. What should and shouldn’t we automate? Should we create lethal autonomous weapons, or should a human always take charge of life-and-death decisions? How will we earn a living and even find meaning […]
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01 Jun, 2023
2023 Milky Way Photographer of the Year – Capture the Atlas
I could look at this stuff all day: 2023 Milky Way Photographer of the Year – Capture the Atlas Via Kottke
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30 May, 2023
Mini Moog Factory
Mini Moog Factory is a really fun piece of web design. The aesthetic reminds me of Habbo Hotel from way back in the day.
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25 May, 2023
Sometimes the job is an assembly line
I really enjoyed this post from Dave about the different kinds of work folks can encounter. I also want to acknowledge that sometimes the job is an assembly line. Times exist when you need to slow down, think, explore, and use the […]
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09 May, 2023
India Street Lettering
If you stole my phone (please don’t) and saw all of my photos, I’m constantly capturing photos of beautiful/funny/interesting/decrepit signs. It’s one of my favorite things to do when traveling. So naturally I love this site India Street Lettering.
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24 Apr, 2023
Containing multi-site management within a single codebase – Vercel
Containing multi-site management within a single codebase covers how one can apply atomic design principles in a React codebase.
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16 Apr, 2023
The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes
Two innovations — Ethyl and Freon, conjured by one man presiding over a single laboratory during a span of roughly 10 years. Combined, the two products generated billions of dollars in revenue for the companies that manufactured them and provided […]
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11 Apr, 2023
3 Methods for Scoped Styles in Web Components That Work Everywhere—zachleat.com
I pay attention to anything Zach has to say about web components (and, well, pretty much all web stuff), so I really liked 3 Methods for Scoped Styles in Web Components That Work Everywhere. WebC is something I want to […]
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04 Apr, 2023
Joe Dart Teaches Slap Bass – YouTube
This is fantastic.
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31 Mar, 2023
2023 State of Design Systems and Where We Take Them Next – Ian Frost Weather
Here’s my brother sharing how he’s seen the design system landscape since he’s started working on them. There’s a lot of good stuff here, but I especially like this part: The success of a system depends more on the people […]
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31 Mar, 2023
Igalia Chats: Web Components with Brad Frost
I had a great time talking with Brian and Eric about web components, design systems, and trends in web development.
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23 Mar, 2023
Leading Successful Product Teams
Some really great things in here. I found myself nodding right along.
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22 Mar, 2023
Brad Frost – Music, Web Development, & Artificial Intelligence – American Blues Scene
I had an unique opportunity to be interviewed about my interest in both music and web design. I covered a lot of ground! The interview is pretty raw (meaning not super edited), but it’s interesting (to me anyways). Check it […]
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21 Mar, 2023
The End of Front-End Development
Despite its hyperbolic title, The End of Front-End Development is a well-considered piece by Josh Comeau. I share many of the sentiments expressed here, though how things will actually shake out is anyone’s guess. In my view, this is one […]
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13 Mar, 2023
Redefining Developer Experience
developer experience needs to pivot from a concept centered on feeling fast and living on the bleeding edge to one based on the enabling of developers to deliver reliable and first rate end user experiences — for as many users […]
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12 Mar, 2023
Why You Should Stop Reading News
While there’s nothing particularly revolutionary here, Why You Should Stop Reading News shares an important message that needs to be repeated often.