Words that would otherwise be coming out of my mouth

I was happy to see The Next Web include modular design as an important trend in modern web design, and of course was happy to see they think atomic design is a good resource for it.

In 2003, my friend Kai Degner had an amazing (and amazingly simple) idea for promoting and encouraging civil discourse. It’s called Orangeband. It involves wearing or displaying a strip of orange fabric that serves as an invitation for respectful conversation about the […]

Dan Mall posted an absolutely epic article that encapsulates a lot of the pattern-based concepts the community has been advancing for the last few years. I highly recommend reading it in its entirety. Here are some key highlights I took away […]

2015 was a whirlwind year full of a lot of great opportunities, travel, and general running around like a crazy person. I’ve completed my third year of running my own business (and finally feel like I’m getting the hang of it!). […]

Last month I was in beautiful Berlin for the wonderful Beyond Tellerrand conference, where I had the opportunity to talk about style guide best practices and all that goes into creating and maintaining successful pattern libraries. Here’s a video of my […]

Brian Muenzenmeyer (@bmuenzenmeyer) appeared on the MS Dev Show to talk about Pattern Lab Node and his involvement with the project. He does a great job explaining atomic design, defining the Pattern Lab project, and explaining its benefits to the hosts. […]

Brian Muenzenmeyer (@bmuenzenmeyer) has done a fantastic job of bringing Pattern Lab Node to life, and it’s now officially in 1.0 status. Brian wrote about what’s changed, and I’m exciting to see things moving forward! Speaking of moving forward, Dave Olsen is working […]

Atomic design in one gif.

In her post, Alla Kholmatova discusses how her team has determined what’s a molecule and what’s an organism in their atomic design system. It’s a thoughtful post that discusses some of the challenges around determining whether to define a component as […]

This title video by Sebastian Lange for Beyond Tellerrand in Berlin is freaking amazing. I’m chocolate.

The folks at Net Magazine asked if I’d be interested in answering some reader questions about style guides and pattern libraries. Of course I said sure. I answer some questions about container queries and keeping pattern libraries in sync and useful.

A while ago I was on Cesar Contreras’s podcast Pencil Vs Pixel. We talked about a lot of things, including my little mantra: work hard, don’t be an asshole, share what you know. Cesar put together a book based on some […]

I remember sitting at my desk tuned into a virtual conference, listening to Josh Clark give a talk about creating tapworthy mobile experiences. My co-worker sitting beside me was also listening in, and after his talk he turned to me and said “that guy’s […]

I’m super excited to head to Montreal October 25th to give a full-day workshop all about atomic design, establishing effective pattern libraries, Pattern Lab, and working with a pattern-based workflow. There are only a few tickets available (maximum of only 30 people), […]

It was a great honor to head out to Portland OR to speak at Responsive Field Day, put on by my pals at Cloud Four. The entire event was top-notch from beginning to end. I learned a ton, and I […]

Recently Dave and Chris from Shop Talk Show reached out to me to be a part of an episode called “This Idea Must Die.” They wanted to know the following: We’d like to hear about what idea or thing in […]

I feel like an idiot while doing my job. A lot. Now there’s a damn good chance I’m actually an idiot, but the self-respecting part of me wants to challenge that notion. When I get stuck on a task or […]

I used to read Web Design Ledger frequently when I was first starting out as a designer. As time went by they dropped off the radar, but it’s good to see they’re back with new leadership. I gave a lengthy […]

I wrote a chapter all about responsive design patterns for Smashing Magazine‘s The Mobile Book a few years ago. Now my chapter is rounded up with chapters from other great authors from other Smashing books. And the best news, you can […]

Pam Griffith created a script to migrate patterns from inside of Pattern Lab into a CMS. She wrote a post explaining a bit more about the project: So I’ve been playing with making a conversion script that takes the patterns from […]