Short notes from Brad Frost 2026-10-09T22:48:00Z https://bradfrost.com/ Brad Frost 2026-10-09T22:48:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-10-09-1848/ <p>OMG, my wife sent me a website called GONGS-UNLIMITED.COM (!!!) and there’s one called a SUBATOMIC gong: https://gongs-unlimited.com/products/unlimited-subatomic-gongs?variant=41333792973</p> 2026-10-05T16:16:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-10-05-1216/ <p>Completed our courses required all of my attention, time, and energy. With them done, I'm finally able to revisit the many things I had to defer. Here's a behind-the-scenes peek of those things:</p> <p><picture><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://bradfrost.com/images/QcMs4XupWt-700.avif 700w"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://bradfrost.com/images/QcMs4XupWt-700.webp 700w"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://bradfrost.com/images/QcMs4XupWt-700.jpeg" alt="Large fire burning across a pile of discarded tires, producing thick black smoke and orange flames against a gray sky." width="700" height="385"></picture></p> 2026-10-01T22:48:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-10-01-1848/ <p>Wild sky.</p> <p><picture><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://bradfrost.com/images/e_cJkkuAnn-4192.avif 4192w"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://bradfrost.com/images/e_cJkkuAnn-4192.webp 4192w"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://bradfrost.com/images/e_cJkkuAnn-4192.jpeg" alt="Sky filled with rippled white clouds above a forested horizon at sunset, with golden light breaking through near the treeline." width="4192" height="3144"></picture></p> 2026-10-01T17:55:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-10-01-1355/ <p>Someone is visiting you for the first time, and you need to introduce them to your favorite guilty pleasure food. Where are you taking them?</p> 2026-09-30T17:29:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-30-1329/ <p>Need a break. What song should I play on drums?</p> 2026-09-29T21:05:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-29-1705/ <p>When making websites, I almost never stay in a single lane. I flit around updating copy, tweaking styles, adjusting structure, and whatever's required to get the dang thing done.</p> <p>Some may see this as bad (my apologies to every PM I ever worked with), but this is my creative process and it is Good.</p> 2026-09-29T17:11:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-29-1311/ <p>TIL Prince was one of the first people to play what would become Oregon Trail 🤯 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdwVIdIx8iW/?stkn=MXJ1dTR4OHdmZ3ZrbA==</p> 2026-09-29T13:34:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-29-0934/ <p>As a musician, it frustrates me SO MUCH that I always struggle to spell the word “rhythm”.</p> 2026-09-28T17:32:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-28-1332/ <p>📽️ The Value of AI &amp; Design Systems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZqxBmwzaIU</p> <p>This is the opening lesson and central thesis of our AI &amp; Design Systems course. There's only a few days left to get the course at the pre-release price, so check it out here: https://aianddesign.systems</p> 2026-09-26T01:26:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-25-2126/ <p>Endurance https://youtube.com/shorts/HDbnOuvyetE?is=M705XnsW1zV36eu7</p> 2026-09-25T13:24:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-25-0924/ <p>⏰ There are only a few days left to get our courses at the pre-order price! https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/last-chance-to-get-our-courses-at-pre-release-prices</p> 2026-09-23T14:34:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-23-1034/ <p>What's a song you like that you'd describe as &quot;quirky&quot;?</p> 2026-09-22T14:19:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-22-1019/ <p>Installing DaVinci Resole Studio. Let's see how this goes; I haven't been satisfied with pretty much any video editor ever, so I'm hoping this at least alleviates some frustration.</p> 2026-09-19T23:19:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-19-1919/ <p>Was just given this as a gift to read.</p> <p><picture><source type="image/avif" srcset="https://bradfrost.com/images/9HgSqgI2aS-1920.avif 1920w"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://bradfrost.com/images/9HgSqgI2aS-1920.webp 1920w"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://bradfrost.com/images/9HgSqgI2aS-1920.jpeg" alt="Book cover titled &quot;If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: The Case Against Superintelligent AI&quot; by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, featuring a red escape key button in the center, on a textured fabric surface." width="1920" height="2560"></picture></p> 2026-09-14T13:10:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-14-0910/ <p>I just ran my first in-person AI &amp; Design Systems workshop, which distills what we detail in our course: https://aianddesign.systems/</p> <p>I watched a room full of people use my SKILLS to audit their design systems, surface a slew of accessibility/sync/quality issues, and then FIX THEM.</p> 2026-09-07T21:07:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-07-1707/ <p>Pittsburgh &gt; Madrid &gt; Valencia &gt; Krakow &gt; Prague.</p> <p>2 weeks. 3 talks. 2 full-day workshops. Here we go!</p> 2026-09-04T17:10:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-04-1310/ <p>OMG. <a href="https://southleft.com">TJ</a>, <a href="https://ianfrostweather.com">Ian</a>, and I JUST WRAPPED RECORDING ON OUR AI &amp; DESIGN SYSTEMS COURSE. https://aianddesign.systems</p> 2026-09-04T13:05:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-04-0905/ <p>You’re holding a magic “make it better” wand that can be only be used twice to address:</p> <p>⦿ A specific macro-level issue</p> <p>⦿ A specific micro-level issue</p> <p>What would you address with the “make it better” wand?</p> 2026-09-02T19:55:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-02-1555/ <p>It's very difficult to put into words just how much thought and effort have gone into the many things I've been hard at work on.</p> <p>I'm racing across the finish line ahead of a few conferences, and am excited to finally come up for air, share things, and connect with people!</p> 2026-09-02T17:08:00Z https://bradfrost.com/notes/post/2026-09-02-1308/ <p>This is a genuine game changer for people working in AI &amp; Design Systems https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-01-github-cli-media-in-issues-pull-requests-and-comments/</p>