Independent design system consultant, speaker, writer, and mentor. Co-host of @whattheds podcast. Co-organiser @upfrontconf. Music @thesedead
Manchester, UK
Joined July 2008
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Super-happy to have an article up on @smashingmag today!
It’s a journey from an audit through to design tokens, looking at systems thinking and other processes along the way: smashingmagazine.com/2022/12…
Thanks @vitalyf @smash_it_on 👏👏👏 – at Marple, England
So much more nervewracking putting stuff out on my own over being in a band 😂
See what you make of it!
While my album ‘Any Minute Now’ doesn’t come out until 2nd December, you can pre-order now over on BandCamp! 💥
thesedeadmachines.bandcamp.c…
Hit the follow button while you’re there, eh?
#newmusic #music #newmusicalert #altrock
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Figured it was about time I had one of those website things. Sign-up for blog posts and all that jazz: thesedeadmachines.com
#music #musician
Almost that time where I get really annoying (or more annoying depending on perspective) by shouting about new music I’d like people to check out 🎉
So with the first @thesedead album almost ready…I’m on the look out for any contacts for reviews/airplay/playlists…
Know of anyone?
It’s been quite nice avoiding X…might have to do it more often
Anyway…hope you’re well… best regards
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It feels like forever we've been working on this monster! So excited for it to be in the wild.
Tokens Studio Plugin 2.0 introduces the ability to generate variable collections from token sets without requiring a theme setup.
Releasing soon 🚀
figma.com/community/plugin/8…
Slowly backing out of this place… I’m @hereinthehive on Threads, LinkedIn or whatever else you use
Don’t suppose anyone has a recommendation for low volume vinyl pressing?
I know I barely have an audience but would love to be able to hold my forthcoming album on a physical record!
It’s so satisfying that over the last few years I’ve had more confidence in my design skills. I’d always wanted to be a designer but so harsh on anything I did
Now I’m designing my own album cover, doing branding and assets for friends and loving it
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Thought conference season 24 is over but this one I wouldn’t miss
Inclusive Design - free & online
inclusivedesign24.org/2024/s…
Book progress (to hold myself accountable): 20k words into the first draft and I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing 😂 . Trying to resist the urge to rewrite and edit already and just get ideas out, however they come.
Open to advice if you've written books before!
So this proved less contentious than I’d thought!
Must try harder 😂
medium.com/@hereinthehive/co…
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Keeping your design system in sync can be tough. Watch our live UI update on @TokensStudio, done from within the platform. What are the biggest pain points in your workflow? 🚀✨ Studio is a design system management & automation platform. #DesignSystems @DesignTokens
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TokenFlow in Studio ✨✨💖💖
While working on the Headless Design System, I realised how difficult it was to grasp/debug the references between tokens & themes. Or to onboard someone on the token architecture. That's what inspired me back then to work on TokenFlow.
Ever tried to figure out how @DesignTokens in your theme get their value?
In Studio you can easily see relationships and dependencies with Token Flow.
What visualisations would improve Token Workflow?
#designsystems #designtokens
Controvertial...starting with component-level tokens?
Have a read and see what you think: medium.com/@hereinthehive/co…
#designsystems #designtokens