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Exploring how successful design systems get built, maintained, and deliver impact. Design systems is having a major reinvention moment, and I want to share what's working from design system practitioners out there forging the way. Expect aha moments, actionable insights, thoughtful discussions, and spicy takes from accomplished design system practitioners. Hosted by Elyse Holladay.
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Design system quality has a business case now (and it's ... AI?), with Murphy Trueman
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Brand imagery & color swatches: lessons from building for e-comm, with Maya Hampton
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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What to do with AI on your design system right now (and make a better way of working)
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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What comes after the infinite canvas? with Robin Cannon
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Five 2026 Predictions for Design Systems with Noelle Lansford
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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2025 Predictions Recap with Noelle Lansford
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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On Theme S1 Minisode 4: Converge conference 2025 Recap
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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On Theme S1 Minisode 3: This summer's AI vibe shift and conference news!
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Creativity and design system leadership in the age of AI, with Natalya Shelburne — #17
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May 12, 2025 |
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But "design systems as infrastructure" is boring, with Sam Anderson — #16
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May 05, 2025 |
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Naming is hard, but have you tried working with people? with Guy Segal — #15
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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The Four Quadrants of Design System Impact, with Ben Callahan — #14
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Shipping new ways of working to a classic organization with the One UPS system, with Marcela Rodriguez Joos — #13
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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The flaws of the “accessibility is built in to the design system” argument, with Daniel Henderson-Ede — #12
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Help, I'm starting a new design system job! with Amy Ogg — #11
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Hand off the API: a design & build workflow for components, with Jeff Pelletier — #10
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Bye Purple! A redesign powered by local & global design system layers at Spotify, with Smith Schwartz & Tyce Clee — #09
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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What happens when your system can’t support your flagship product?, with Adriana Morales — #08
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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I’m a design system consumer now: lessons from the other side, with Beau Ulrey — #07
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Building a multi-brand joint venture design system for BetMGM, with ToniAnn Drenckhahn — #06
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Stop waiting for permission! and other ways to show design systems value, with Brian Alfaro — #05
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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All the things you shouldn’t do for design system success, with Dan Mall — #04
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Layoffs, rebrands, and getting "zero results" from your design system, with Noelle Lansford — #03
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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When Design Systems became A Thing with Jina Anne — #02
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Efficiency, respect, and the origins of design systems with Brad Frost — #01
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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On Theme S1 Minisode 2: 2025 Predictions
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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On Theme S1 Minisode 1
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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On Theme: The Trailer
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Oct 24, 2024 |