@soysaucechin.bsky.social and I are back on our DS WTF bullshit tomorrow and talking about DESIGN SYSTEM MANDATES.
Do you actually need one? Is it important? And if you do, how do you go about getting one?
Tomorrow at 4pm BST / 8am PT / 11am ET. Let's go.
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holy fuck yes
hawking a line of branded Mountain Goats smart glasses. no matter where you look things look a little bleaker and also the wearer cannot remove the glasses once worn. I’m disrupting this sector
Surely design tokens are one of the base ways we document design intent at a foundation level? They’re unambiguous so you’re always going to get the same result…
We're extremely passionate about making people cry (in the correct way)
Yeah, it's not great from lots of angles, but at the same time it's definitely making coding a lot easier and quicker if you know what you want to do. 🙃
Wordpress is still a solid choice if it's primarily content. Not much has changed in that space.
Another option (if you're comfortable using AI) is to use something like Claude Code to build something for you using something like Astro (which is a static side generator).
How technical are you? :) There's loooooooads of options out there, but more about what you need. Is it a blog? A static landing page?
Spent yesterday rebuilding nothingsoundsgood.club from a Shopify theme to Astro + the Shopify API.
I love Shopify as a payment system, but hate it as a CMS. I'm hoping that the move means I will now actually want to update the website more...
Lesson: Don't build on shit you hate.
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TALK TO PEOPLE? ARE YOU MAD?
The anger and despair caused by someone else using the last of the milk, forcing you to have a black coffee.
The world is so unfair.
This should be the coldest take ever
Goes without saying babe
Oh glad you sorted it out finally
Back from Australia. What did I miss?
New review for my writing: "It’s like watching someone almost say something interesting, over and over again, while actively preventing themselves from ever quite getting there."
A photo of Luke Murphy alongside the title of the lightning talk they will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Design Systems are Dead. Long Live Design Systems.
I'm excited to announce that @lurkmoophy.bsky.social of @zeroheight.com will present a lightning talk at @pixelpioneers.co in Bristol on 19 June! ⚡
They will discuss why #designsystems, as we know them, need to die.
👉 Read the talk description & get your tickets:
pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
To me it's as misogynist as the word cock is misandrist. But in saying that, I'm way more here for normalising the positive use of the word... I'd be so happy to be told I was cunty 😅
Very different context because I'm an Australian living in the UK, but I've never understood the power of the word. I think it can be a powerful, awesome word, and I'd love to see it reclaimed more.
Even when it's used in negative context, I feel like the meaning denotes power and strength.
Look mum, I'm speaking at @pixelpioneers.co in June! Looking forward to going back out to one of my fave conferences to talk about why design systems need to die (as we know them) pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
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Omg 100% this
Probably sounds obvious to other people, but fuck me why didn't anyone mention it about 15 years ago!?
It makes so much sense though, because your body is involuntarily clenching particular muscles in fight or flight mode, and that's going to cause pain and stiffness. Found being aware of it has helped, as well as mindfulness exercises/breathing.
A chiropractor suggested that it might be stress and anxiety causing it. I started tracking the patterns of the pain and realised it was always when I had a big project on, hadn't slept well, or generally feeling anxious.
Do you know what I wish I had known a lot earlier? How often muscle pain is caused by stress and anxiety... I suffered for years with chronic neck, shoulder, and lower back pain on and off. I went to physios, got PTs, went to the doctors, and none of it helped.
Try and get it to reset to 0 by going too high
Just yolo-ed my inbox and archived 4000 emails, including 2000+ unread. ama.
The design system report is here! I spent the last 2.5 months pulling this behemoth together, so now's your chance to read 80 pages of insight into where we're at as an industry...