The work of Design Systems is a persistent campaign against entropy

Visual design matters because it shapes perception and evokes emotion. Perception and emotion drive behavior. Behavior drives the business.

Mission: Why Vision: What Strategy: How Segmentation: Who Positioning: Where Roadmap: When

If managing large teams & orgs is an aspiration of yours, getting better at ops is one thing you should learn early on. Managing large teams is an operational role by nature. What are key aspects of operational effectiveness you can practice early? Short starting thread 🧵

So busy devising strategy that we forgot about the mission.

Onward and upward Greener 👌 Vancouver Canucks #Canucks

"Mom can we have Tkachuck?" "No we have Tkachuck at home"

Because as members of society in a global pandemic we have a moral obligation to adhere to the social contract that states even if you have the privilege of not being adversely impacted you should think collectively and do what’s in the best interest of everyone. That’s why.

Wordle 218 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yes every other one has been >3, I’m proud okay?

I just want to start a company that uses Futura for everything.

Okay well done. 🤘 heardle.app

At what point does a bowl become a cup?

Quickly yet calmly reach for your nearest device and listen to @noelheaneyjnr’s new album. It’s a real one. 🎧open.spotify.com/album/07V1PeqL…

“It’s easy to be seduced by the world of potentiality. A book is always greatest before it’s written. […] Kill those seductions as quickly as possible. One way to achieve that is fast iteration. Make known the unknown; murder your fantasies.” - Craig Mod via Dense Discovery

Oh, how design systems could change course but if attention shifted from how to properly CONTRIBUTE a thing to how to properly SHARE a thing and USE a shared thing. Design systems aren’t about a place. They are about a connection.

Is Miro slowly disintegrating for anyone else? 🫠Sticky notes slicing in half and un-deletable, nudging multiple items at a time with arrow keys simply not possible, and moving a reasonable amount of items causes syncing prompts. Just me?

Not sure if it's intentional, but Twitter's new tweet placeholder is serving the zeitgeist right now.

You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.