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JOIN US: AI AND DESIGN SYSTEMS
Plus: crap in design systems, the art of recipes, and AI use cases
We’re excited to announce that Big Medium is planning a virtual event about AI and Design Systems! We’ll share how we’ve been using AI tools to supercharge many aspects of design system work, and lead a Q&A session to dig into the details. More details are coming soon, so sign up for event info to stay in the know:
💡IDEAS AND DISCOVERIES
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THE ART OF DESIGN SYSTEM RECIPES
Recipes use a design system's components to make delicious, product-specific compositions. Brad Frost breaks down the art of wielding recipes for digital UI success.
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DON’T PUT CRAP IN THE DESIGN SYSTEM
Crap is shortcuts, experiments, and other unvetted/unverified work. While crap is an unavoidable part of product design & development, it has no place in a design system, Brad Frost explains.
🔗 WHAT WE’RE READING
LOOKING FOR AI USE CASES
What do we do with this thing? Benedict Evans writes that our imaginations haven’t quite caught up with truly useful applications for LLMs.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT OUR AI FETISH
In a powerful and historically grounded essay, Jeremy Wagstaff asks that we not abdicate the vision for AI solely to the companies who stand to gain from it.
🗓️ UPCOMING EVENTS
AI AND DESIGN SYSTEMS
Big Medium will host a virtual event about using AI to build and maintain design systems. Sign up to learn more
SENTIENT DESIGN: AI AND THE NEXT CHAPTER OF UX
Miami: May 22, 2024
At this free event, Big Medium's Josh Clark explores the already-here future of AI-mediated interfaces. Learn more and RSVP
BRAD FROST @ UX LONDON
London: June 18-20, 2024
Brad Frost will give a talk (Is Atomic Design Dead?) and a workshop (The Design System Ecosystem) at the UK's premier UX conference. Learn more
Never a dull moment! We’re excited to do something new with this online event, and as always we would love to hear from you. What are you working on? What’s exciting? What’s scary? Get in touch!
— The Big Medium team
