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James Carleton

James Carleton

Sound in Motion

As electric and hybrid vehicles have become more ubiquitous, I have noticed the sounds coming from them. Walking around our neighborhood…

May 6

Sound in Motion

May 6

James Carleton

UI Traps — Date Input

I always cringe when I see a birth date (DOB) input using multiple dropdowns for day/month/year. It’s just lazy design and perpetuates…

May 3

UI Traps — Date Input

May 3

James Carleton

DS Leadership Summit

I had the opportunity to attend the Design Systems Leadership Summit by Knapsack in San Francisco. It was a great event with insightful…

Apr 19

Photo of the interior of the SVB Experience Center with PJ Onori standing in from of a small audience talking about Buy-in.

Apr 19

James Carleton

Typography Variables

Tada!🎉 Figma just announced the release of Typography Variables at their Framework event.

Apr 17

An illustration representing typography design tokens. Source: Figma

Apr 17

James Carleton

Visions of the future

So with my extra time after the layoff, I decided to try out the device everyone is talking about, the Apple Vision Pro. This new spatial…

Feb 12

Feb 12

James Carleton

Book Notes — Design That Scales

I’ve followed Dan Mall’s work for a long time and I’ve enjoyed watching him share and teach what he’s learned about design systems. When I…

Feb 6

Book cover: Design That Scales by Dan Mall

Feb 6

James Carleton

Accessibility Strategies

Building experiences that work well for a diverse range of customers is a key part of living out our values of inclusion at PayPal…

Jan 9

Jan 9

James Carleton

Fostering collaboration in design systems

Is your design system focused on the artifacts and ignoring the people? Make collaboration part of every stage of your design process.

Oct 12, 2023

Title slide: Fostering Collaboration in Design Systems

Oct 12, 2023

James Carleton

Stand Out With Your Story

Video, slides and notes from my talk at ADPList.org’s BeMore Conference on September 20, 2023

Sep 20, 2023

Title slide: Stand out with your story.

Sep 20, 2023

James Carleton

UI Traps — Sliders

Don’t be trapped by the allure of the slider.

Aug 4, 2023

Photo of an audio engineering soundboard with sliders

Aug 4, 2023

James Carleton

James Carleton

I ♥ design. I'm a UX designer + family man in San Jose. Currently obsessing over design systems at eBay, formerly at PayPal. (Legal says opinions are my own.)

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