Come and join us in February for the first Smashing Meets of 2026! We'll be talking about everything Design Systems with the lovely @bencallahan.com, @samiamdesigns.bsky.social, and @geoffgraham.me. We hope you will join us online. Tickets are free 💞 smashingconf.com/meets-design...

A few years back, I nearly wrote "The Fallacy of Federated Design Systems." Then @nathanacurtis.bsky.social beat me to it. But what happens when you try it anyway? At Spotify, I watched federated fail twice, resulting in a huge number of barely reused components and damaged trust in design systems.

The Question Episode 064 with co host @pegahahmadi.bsky.social is LIVE and ready for your answers! This week, we're discussing #designsystems ethics and we need YOUR voice to make it happen! Everything you need to join in is here → bit.ly/answerTheQue...

Took a few moments to document my takeaways from @zeroheight.com Converge #designsystems conference. Fair warning, this is not your standard tech blog post. bencallahan.com/convergance

You all are looking beautiful today!!! @zeroheight.com #converge

Hey @zeroheight.com #converge peeps, come help me take notes!! bit.ly/2025-converg...

The Question Episode 063 is open and ready for your answers! It's about the agreements needed between #designsystems in a system of systems architecture. Should be a nice deep dive into some niche systems thinking! Answer by Wed to get an invite to the deep dive on Thur! bit.ly/answerTheQue...

We’re going downhill fast, with Design Downtime’s 50th episode!

@johnonolan.bsky.social truly enjoyed your presentation at @penpot.app fest. 🙏

Jumping into an accessibility workshop with Layshi Curbelo at @penpot.app Fest! Great storytelling right out of the gate!

Wildly impressive demo of Token Script at @penpot.app fest from @mikekamminga.bsky.social

Watching @gloria.design share some designer ↔️ developer nuggets at @penpot.app fest!

Turns out Design Systems Office Hours is quickly becoming the hey-we're-still-here-design-system-podcast. We need more design system podcasts folks. Grab a mic and record.

You know it's gonna be a good week when you start it off talking to DESIGN SYSTEM WIZARDS @nathanacurtis.bsky.social and @bencallahan.com!

New #designsystem recaps and articles from the last week or so: - Episode 062 Recap (video): bit.ly/4nUMNYh - Evolving DS Skills (article): bit.ly/3KQLnz0 - Episode 061 Recap (video): bit.ly/46NadaA Currently working on the article for 062 on the constant pressure to go faster. More soon!

New article live: Evolving #designsystem Skills, how our tools are shaping the necessary skills needed to be a thriving design system practitioner and what we can do to bring up the next generation of systems thinkers. bit.ly/3KQLnz0

Would love to spend the day with you in Bristol, UK!! Grab a spot in my #designsystem culture mapping workshop!

Episode 062 of The Question with Jeremy Elder is LIVE. This week, we’re considering how #designsystem teams can deal with the pressure to go faster. Answer (bit.ly/answerTheQuestion) to join the deep dive! 👏 Thank you to @zeroheight.com, the organizers of Converge, for making this one possible! 👏

Nice addition to our deep dive from yesterday!

The Question Episode 061 with this week's co host @natalyathree.bsky.social is LIVE! Answer here bit.ly/answerTheQue... and join us on Thursday at Noon Eastern for the deep dive into how our skills as #designsystems practitioners are evolving. See you Thursday!

Last chance to answer this week’s #designsystems survey! bit.ly/TheCoreSampl... We’ll close it at noon Eastern 🙏 See you Friday at The Redwoods Quarterly!

Where AI Is Failing Design Systems, and Where We Are Failing AI, by @bencallahan.com: https://bencallahan.com/where-ai-is-failing-design-systems #ai #designsystems

Time is almost up! Happy Monday, system nerds. You have until Wed at Noon EST to answer The Core Sample (an industry-wide, #designsystem pulse survey). I want to hear how you're doing. 💚 We'll unpack it at The Redwoods Quarterly, but we need your help to make it happen. bit.ly/TheCoreSampl...

Our friend @bencallahan.com, who runs The Redwoods Quarterly - an online design systems event happening Friday, 12th September from noon to 3.30pm (ET), is offering us a discount. Simply fill out the core sample survey linked below and secure a 50% off code with: 'zeroheightDeal'. hubs.li/Q03GSxRq0

Love seeing you all at Converge! Please buy a ticket 👇 #designSystems

I'm really excited to be participating in the upcoming virtual #DesignSystems webinar - The Redwoods Quarterly! I'll be presenting about using #WebComponents in design systems. Hit me up if you'd like a discount code. www.tickettailor.com/events/learn...

How to convince executives not just to fund the initial push of design system work, but to keep funding it. alistapart.com/article/sell...

I sat down with @nathanacurtis.bsky.social to process what we both took away from The Question, Episode 060 on where #AI is failing #designsystems. TLDR: the amount of work to get AI to solve certain problems well may be more than what most folks are willing to put in. Watch here → bit.ly/45OYI1A

Welcome back to The Question, @nathanacurtis.bsky.social! This week, we're exploring where #AI is failing #designsystems. Answer by Wednesday to get your invite to the deep dive on Thursday at Noon Eastern: bit.ly/answerTheQue... This only works if you join in! See you Thursday, b

⚠️ Last chance to fill out #StateOfHTML 2025 and get browsers to pay attention to your web platform pain points! After popular demand, the survey closing date has been extended for a few more days so that returning OOO folks get a chance to fill it out too! survey.devographics.com/en-US/survey...

If you do #designsystem stuff, nominations are open for @zeroheight.com's design system awards! I'm judging again this year, alongside some brilliant systems thinkers. ❤️ Get your submissions in here: awards.zeroheight.com

**New article** Outcomes Over Output: Design Systems and AI bit.ly/45dap3e ...where I gather my takeaways from Episode 059 of The Question and share some fun quotes and insights from last week's deep dive! #ai #designsystems

Last chance to answer The Question—due today at Noon Eastern! (Answer here → bit.ly/answerTheQue...) This week is on #designsystems and #ai. Join us on Friday at noon Eastern for the deep dive! 💛 Thanks to Omlet for sponsoring this episode! (bit.ly/45cv9Xw) 💛 See you Friday!

Hello, system thinkers! Episode 059 of The Question with @kevincoyle.bsky.social is LIVE. Get ready, we’ll be doing a #designsystem #AI pulse check. Answer here → bit.ly/answerTheQuestion ← to join the deep dive this Friday 🙌 Thank you to Omlet (bit.ly/4lPO01H) for making this episode possible 💛

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Now, this week I'm sitting down with Ben Callahan on his show, The Question. We're going to be talking about....you guessed it... AI! 🤖 The question is: "How are you feeling about your future in design systems given the current state of AI?"

Just dropped my thoughts on last week's episode of The Question (tracking #designsystem deviation) over on my blog. A couple takeaways, but the most important one—deviation is a signal, not a flaw. Check it out and let me know what you think: bit.ly/4fcHcbY

Last couple hours to get your #designsystem answers in! bencallahan.com/the-question

*The Question, Episode 058 is LIVE and ready for your answers* Join Adrianne Daley and I to discuss tracking #designsystem deviation metrics on Thursday at Noon Eastern! All the details here: → bit.ly/answerTheQue...

Full day: • a couple welcome calls with new Redwoods members • a coaching call with a super-sharp new coachee • The Question with some new and old friends • a new biz call with some Sparkbox team members • a call about neurodivergence in #designsystems with the Redwoods community Good times ❤️

Last hour to get your answers in and attend The Question tomorrow at Noon Eastern! Answer here → bit.ly/answerTheQue... We'll discuss the balance between #designsystem rigidity and flexibility...

Episode 057 of The Question is live! I'm excited to welcome Ismail Hamila and Steve Dodier-Lazaro as co hosts to facilitate a conversation about #designsystem rigidity vs flexibility and we'd love to have your voice represented! Answer to join the session this Thursday! → bit.ly/answerTheQue...

Just a few hours left! Join @bradfrost.com , me, and a BUNCH of #designsystem nerds to talk about what happens when the same company that invests in a DS for the benefit of consistency is full of products that want/need to be unique. 😂 🙌 You can join by answering The Question: lnkd.in/eAkcBNYQ

This is a phenomenal resource for any #designsystem folks out there. So many brilliant talks and podcasts available here! Bookmark this one for sure. Well done, team!

Episode 056 of The Question with co host @bradfrost.com is officially open for answers! If you work on #designsystems and you've ever felt overwhelmed by the complexity of your organization, this is the episode for you. Answer today so you can join us this Friday! bit.ly/answerTheQue...

**Managing your (Design) Systems Brain** If you missed The Question last week with @laurenloprete.bsky.social, here's a recap I made of the deep dive! bit.ly/3HTh89a I wasn't sure how you all would respond, but it was wildly engaging. Thanks, folks! #designsystems

Just hit publish on a new article: #DesignSystems of the Future. This is a wrap-up of learnings from The Question, Episode 053 with co host ToniAnn Drenckhahn. Thanks for joining in on the conversation and sharing your experiences! Read → bit.ly/444tseh

About to start the deep dive for Episode 055 of The Question with @laurenloprete.bsky.social ! Totally going to be a great convo. 🙌

Last couple hours to get your answers in for The Question Episode 055 where @laurenloprete.bsky.social and I will facilitate a deep dive into the data YOU provide! If you want to join, answer here → bit.ly/answerTheQue... See you Thursday? #designsystems #systemsthinking

Episode 055 of The Question, featuring @laurenloprete.bsky.social as co host, is OPEN for answers! This week, we're asking you about how your "systems brain" impacts your life outside of your job. This only works if you're willing to share your experience. Join us: bit.ly/answerTheQue...

I grabbed 30 min with @guysegal.bsky.social to recap Episode 054 of The Question where we discussed common #designsystem misconceptions. You can watch it now on my youtube channel: bit.ly/3SHvVWL