🟠 we are here. we are alive.
In November, Ian and I performed at the amazing Beyond Tellerrand conference in Berlin. In this “talk”, I didn’t speak a single word. Instead, Ian and I performed the live soundtrack to, well, my entire life.
This is one of the craziest, most ambitious, and most personal things I've ever done in my entire life. I'm so incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to share this with the world.
You can read my blog post about the process and experience.
and now back to our regularly-scheduled programming
◉ Chapter 2 of my Atomic Design Certification Course is now live! This chapter is crucial; it details the Atomic Design methodology, articulates how Atomic Design is used to create design systems that are actually connected to real products, and demystifies all of the misconceptions about Atomic Design I’ve had to field for years and years.
◉ We’re hard at work on our AI & Design Systems course! While TJ, Ian, and I have been planning, creating slides, and recording sessions, we have a super-active Slack channel full of industry experts, leaders, and passionate practitioners navigating this wild moment together.
◉ We’ve also planned our first preorder-exclusive AI & Design Systems session! We'll do a show-and-tell of demos and content from our in-progress online course, and lead a discussion. Above all, this is a gathering of passionate AI & design systems to say hello and nerd out about the state of AI & design systems. Preorder the course to join this and all future sessions!
After a restorative break, we’re back in action, getting warmed up, and are about to get into the groove.
So my questions to you are: how are you feeling about being back in action in 2026? What are you looking forward to? How to you shake off the holiday cookie dust and get back into the groove?
Much love,
