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Brand imagery & color swatches: lessons from building for e-comm, with Maya Hampton

2026-04-0654:46

Maya draws on her experience as a design systems PM at both REI and lululemon to explore what makes ecommerce design systems distinct. From the component library decisions to supporting editorial flexibility and brand storytelling, this episode digs in...

What to do with AI on your design system right now (and make a better way of working)

2026-03-3023:25

There’s so much happening in the world of design systems: so much noise, so many new tools, and so much pressure. Where to start? Building on what I wrote on the Zeroheight blog, in this minisode I’m offering tactical suggestions for cutting through th...

What comes after the infinite canvas? with Robin Cannon

2026-03-1655:03

Y’all know I am fully bought in on design-with-code tools, so I loved this episode with Robin Cannon, VP of Product at Knapsack and former IBM Carbon and J.P. Morgan Salt design system exec, on why he thinks the infinite canvas is obsolete, and what we...

Five 2026 Predictions for Design Systems with Noelle Lansford

2026-03-0254:45

Noelle joins me again for some 2026 predictions trend encapsulations, and we try to unpack the absolute madness of the first two months of 2026. 1️⃣ Designing with code is in, making pictures of UIs is out. 2️⃣ The new critical deliverables for systems...

2025 Predictions Recap with Noelle Lansford

2026-02-0941:21

My very first minisode of the entire podcast was some 2025 predictions, and a lot has changed. (Honestly, what was I thinking trying to make predictions in the era of AI? fml) Noelle Lansford joined me for Season Two's official first episode to recap m...

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