PinnedDan DonaldPushing at the edges of themes in design systemsAs we mature in any niche, we find emergent language and different usage of familiar terms. How we talk about things also sets some…Jun 121Jun 121
Dan DonaldinDesign Systems For FigmaThe Hidden Layers of Design Systems: Asking ‘Why’Dan Donald, a design systems consultant reminds us of the importance of critically evaluating the assets we add to a system.Aug 30Aug 30
Dan DonaldComponent-tokens first? Hear me out…I know…this starts off sounding like it might be click-bait or being deliberately contrary, but let me explain. As a community, we’ve…Jul 24Jul 24
Dan DonaldWhen you take a break, you can see things differently…Distance from the details can help reframe our thinking and remind us of how important the ‘people bit’ is to everything we doJul 9Jul 9
Dan DonaldDesign Systems and the Waves of Future ChangeDesign systems caught me at the right time. I’ve long felt I straddle the worlds of design and code, and with a little experience, moving…May 11, 20231May 11, 20231
Dan DonaldDesign systems tipsSo, I’ve kept going with my video experiment. It’s weird in the way that writing a blog post or a talk can take time and be considered and…May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
Dan DonaldAn experiment with design systems content in videoWhile at zeroheight, I got to not only write content far more often than I ever had before, do talks at conferences and meet-ups, and push…Apr 28, 2023Apr 28, 2023
Dan DonaldAbout identityMuch like musing About time, I have no background in psychology or anything but I got to thinking about what makes us who we are. Well…it…Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Dan DonaldAll kinds of design systems stuffIn the summer of last year, I made a move from being Front-end Lead, then Product Owner of the design system at Auto Trader in the UK to…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Dan DonaldAbout time #3Bit of a segue into perspective and the material of timeAug 6, 2022Aug 6, 2022