Counting down to Christmas? 🎄 We’ve got the perfect way to help you pass the time! Help shape the future of design systems by contributing to the longest-running industry report. The survey takes on average 15 minutes—so grab a mince pie 😋 and dive in: hubs.li/Q03YRds30

Unlock the magic of design tokens! 🌟 Discover why they matter and how to use them like a pro in your design system. Ready to level up your workflow? Dive into our latest blog for practical tips and tricks! https://www.zeroheight.com/blog/why-should-you-use-design-tokens/

zeroheight users, it’s that time of year again—your 2025 design system stats are comin’ in hot to your inboxes! 📮🔥 Take a look and see what you achieved this year.

Ever wondered how design systems vibe with service design? 🤔 Frances Whinder dives into the magic of merging them for better discovery, testing, and more. Check it out and level up your service patterns! https://www.zeroheight.com/blog/how-does-a-design-system-fit-into-service-design/

Are design tokens being over-engineered? 🤔 Find out in Luis Ouriach (Design Advocate at Figma)’s video from Converge 2025. Watch the full talk, “Minimum Viable Tokens,” here: hubs.li/Q03Y87Vs0

Discover the magic of Atomic DesignOps! 🚀 Karl Randay shares how small teams can scale efficiently, cut down on handoffs, and make a big impact without the fuss. Dive into smarter scaling! https://www.zeroheight.com/blog/scale-smarter-how-atomic-designops-helps-small-teams-win/

🚀 We just launched the Design System Report 2026 survey! Your input helps shape how teams build and scale design systems across the industry. It takes on average 15-20 mins (30 mins if you go granular 🤓). Survey link here 👉 hubs.li/Q03Xg0sp0 Thank you for helping to push our community forward!

Ever wondered how AI can turbocharge your design systems? 🚀 Dive into Tobi Olowu's guide on using Figma variables and smart automation to build accessible systems faster. Ready to level up? https://www.zeroheight.com/blog/ai-and-variables-building-more-accessible-design-systems-faster/

Converge 2025 talks are now available on demand! 👇 We may be biased, but these are some of our best yet. Whether you missed the conference or want to relive the highlights, you can now watch every talk. 💫 🎥 Watch now: hubs.li/Q03Wp53h0

In this article, @asedwick.bsky.social introduces the concept of "composability over inheritance" to scale design systems: zeroheight.com/blog/using-c... Check it out on the @zeroheight.com blog and learn how to use this approach in component code and within Figma.

Change is the only constant! 🚀 Dive into Dan Donald's guide on mastering design system shifts. Triage tips, naming wisdom, and workflow wonders await. Ready to embrace the change? https://www.zeroheight.com/blog/design-system-change-management/

Over on @zeroheight.com's blog, I wrote about using some of the CSS' modern colour features that you can apply to your design systems. zeroheight.com/blog/leverag... #DesignSystems #CSS

It's a great piece! Make sure you check it out 👇

⏰ Just one week left! Don’t miss your chance to vote in the Design Systems Awards 2025. Check out all the finalists and make your picks — your vote could make all the difference! 🏆 Select here: hubs.li/Q03Qc1R80

Speaker update! Sadly, Frances Whinder can’t make Converge 😢 but we're thrilled to have Luis Ouriach from Figma stepping in with a talk on Minimum Viable Tokens: how much is too much in design token setups? Full updated schedule 👉 hubs.li/Q03Q0BLQ0

🎉 SOLD OUT! 🎟️ We’re thrilled to announce that Converge 2025 is officially sold out! Thank you to everyone who grabbed their tickets and helped make this happen. Couldn’t get a ticket? You can still sign up for early access to the on-demand recordings. 👉 Sign up for access here: hubs.li/Q03MV-Qr0

This conference is run by our very own @lurkmoophy.bsky.social! If you haven't already, you should check it out... It's not too late to get a ticket 👇

Big shout-out to @ZeroHeight.com, our Gold partner! They help teams build design systems that everyone actually wants to use. By making design systems more accessible and easier to maintain, ZeroHeight empowers teams to stay consistent while still moving fast. So excited to have ZeroHeight on board!

Another article I commissioned for @zeroheight.com has gone live!

✨ We’ve rebranded! Meet the new zeroheight. What began as the easiest way to document design systems is now the platform for the full design system lifecycle—docs, delivery, measurement & management. Same trusted platform, with a fresh look to match how we’ve evolved. See more: hubs.li/Q03JLM1T0

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! 👏

🏆🏆 THE SHORTLIST IS NOW LIVE! 🏆🏆 We've finally announced the finalists and opened up public voting for the Design System Awards. Check it out here: zeroheight.com/blog/design-...

T-minus 2 days until we share with you the rebrand we've been working on for almost 12 months. Been a heck of along journey but we're ALMOST THERE

Yo design system losers - there's under 40 tickets left for Converge. You heard it here first. Get in before it sells out. And yes, agenda is out next week. converge.zeroheight.com

10 Days 👁️👄👁️

Two weeks 👀

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

I wrote an article for @zeroheight.com! It's about the pre-mortem, a simple yet powerful tool to proactively plan for success by surfacing what failed in the past. It’s part of my upcoming Converge talk, where I will share how understanding humans helps address core problems, rather than symptoms.

Struggling to get leadership on board with your design system? Check out Convince Your Boss: The Design System Edition - a free ebook with practical tips, real-world examples, and data-backed arguments to prove the business value of design systems. 👉 Download here: hubs.li/Q03FtcGY0

Extended Deadline Alert 🚨 The deadline to enter the Design Systems Awards has been extended until 25th August at midnight (PT), giving you a little extra time to submit. If you’re still on the fence, now’s the moment! Do it.👇 Enter here: hubs.li/Q03DNZwr0

👩‍🚀✨ Say hello to @bradfrost.com — design astronaut, Atomic Design pioneer, and now a Design Systems Awards 2025 jury member! You have one week left to show off your stellar design system work 🌌 Don't miss out. Enter now: hubs.li/Q03CV4Q20

✨ It’s Friday - the perfect excuse to celebrate your hard work! Thinking about submitting to the Design System Awards? Today’s the day. End your week on a high note by recognising the creativity, collaboration, and craft behind amazing design systems. Enter here: hubs.li/Q03CV4Q20

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

Enjoyed nerding out over this piece for the @zeroheight.com blog on the EAA and what it means for your design system: zeroheight.com/blog/europea... #accessibility #a11y

Excited (and a little nervous) to be speaking on Aug 20 for @zeroheight.com’s DS Live. I’ll be talking about Context-Based Design Systems, why they matter now, and how AI is changing the game. Would love to see you there! 🔗 webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer... #ai #designsystems

Delighted to be on the jury for the 2025 @zeroheight.com Design Systems Awards. Entries close 22 August. Go on, show off! awards.zeroheight.com

Very very soon! 😜

Yo! Been tuning into any great design systems podcasts or webinars lately? Show some love and give those creators the credit they deserve — nominate them for Best Podcast/Webinar in the 2025 Design Systems Awards. 🔦 Enter here: hubs.li/Q03z2FS80

Unfortunately, we've had to reschedule @amyhupe.bsky.social's talk that was scheduled to start in 40 minutes. More updates soon, but at the moment we'll do it again in two weeks!

Don't miss tomorrow's DS: Live session with Amy Hupe - A whole lot of nonsense! She will explore the theme of jargon. She’ll talk about why it’s important to avoid jargon when communicating with colleagues and users, and when it can be a good thing. 🔗 Register for free here: hubs.li/Q03wDrds0

🚨 Next on DS Live: Amy Hupe! 🎤 We're excited to welcome design systems consultant Amy Hupe for a session on jargon - when it blocks collaboration and when it (surprisingly) helps. ✨ Designers, developers, content folks, this one is for you! 📅 July 23 – 9AM PT | 5PM BST 🔗 Register: hubs.li/Q03wDsLD0

🎤 More speakers just announced for Converge 2025! 🎤 Welcome aboard: Guy Segal, Frances Whinder, Bill Collins & Julien Vanière. 🚢 The lineup is 🔥 this year! We're lucky to host so many talented speakers in Bristol on 30th October. Limited spaces left! Info & tickets: hubs.li/Q03vTP8J0

📚 Got docs people actually read? You might have what it takes to win Best Documentation at The Design Systems Awards! We're after docs that do more than explain; they guide, delight, and make life easier for everyone using your system. ✨ 🗓 Entries close 22 August 👉 Enter here: hubs.li/Q03vpSXv0

For those of you who had tech issues with the DS Talks session with Daniel Henderson-Ede, we've had to reschedule to next week on Wednesday at the same time. If you want to come along you can re-register here: webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer...

Very excited to be supporting Josh and the team at @designsystems.media! It's folks like this that keep our little community going because they do it for love and not much else!

Little plug post that I'm running a webinar for @zeroheight.com tomorrow about keeping on top of your components. We've just launched an awesome feature called Component Sets to open beta, so we'll be doing a deep dive on how and why we built it! webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer...

Ever feel like you're swimming against the current at work? Then this workshop is for you. 😅 @bencallahan.com will lead a workshop following Converge, revealing how culture shapes a design system program—and giving you the tools to assess and adapt your approach for success. hubs.li/Q03rGJ3v0

Nominations are open and here are the categories: 👉🏾 Best Documentation 👉🏾 Best Accessibility 👉🏾 Best Governance 👉🏾 Best Collaboration 👉🏾 Best Adoption 👉🏾 Award for Innovation 👉🏾 People's Choice 👉🏾 Best Article 👉🏾 Best Talk 👉🏾 Best Podcast or Webinar Series 👉🏾 Best Event 👉🏾 Best Plugin 👉🏾 Community Champion

Join us for our second DS Live with Daniel Henderson-Ede from Mantis & Co as he explores how design systems and accessibility teams can collaborate more effectively. Learn practical strategies to break silos, boost inclusion, and make accessibility scalable, sustainable, and impactful. 🎙️

There is still time to register for our first-ever DS:Live event👇 happening tomorrow at 5pm BST/9am PT!