#blacklivesmatter • design systems engineer • co-founder of dedicated co (https://t.co/rwGuhoXUpx) • design systems newsletter (https://t.co/CJw1ZnwsMV)
Jan 19, 2022 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
For a long time, I've believed that successful design systems are built by separate DS teams, not a hodgepodge of volunteers straddling multiple projects.
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A major reason design systems need dedicated resources is because I think it's almost impossible to get component and tooling APIs right without dogfooding.
Sep 21, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I think that a design system is more about applying constraints and processes to the design and development project than it is about outputs and artifacts.
But that doesn't mean those outputs aren't important, or that there aren't certain artifacts that design systems tend to create.
Feb 6, 2021 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
I've got my ☕ and it's a beautiful morning. Let's talk about how to actually hire the first two engineers for your #designsystems team.
As a reminder, the two types of engineers I'd hire are:
1. A senior frontend engineer who has focused on design systems before 2. A senior frontend infrastructure engineer
Feb 4, 2021 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Yesterday, I tweeted about the two first eng hires I would make if I were starting a new #designsystems team.
Today, I want to dive deeper into the type of work each of those engineers does, and how to discover what kind of eng you're talking to in an interview.
