Design Systems Podcast
Design Systems Podcast interviews industry leaders and product makers to share best practices and explore the areas where design and development come together.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 136
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
56. Smith Schwartz, Product Design Manager & Tyce Clee, Engineering Manager at Spotify discuss their design system, Encore
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Tyce and Smith discuss with Chris the concept of local systems and the focus on building areas within the business that extend past basics and build on core co…
55. Todd Wilkens from Remote: The experience is the product
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Todd and Chris discuss shipping experiences, the experience being the product, and the math behind building a well-oiled design system.
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54. Nick Hahn founder of Creative Liberation: Design systems are going to reduce the need for early career designers by 75%
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Nick and Chris discuss how 75% of production design jobs are going to go away, and what will replace this space. Ultimately, how do designers become proactive …
53. Dana Lawson from Netlify: Bridging the gap between engineers and designers
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Dana Lawson and Chris discuss the future of design systems as it relates to the relationship between engineering leaders and design counterparts.
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52. Kathryn Gonzalez from DoorDash: Localize your design system
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Kathryn Gonzalez and Chris discuss the evolution of design systems from centralized to localized and how DoorDash’s design system team is evolving as their sys…
51. Evan Lovely, Chris Bloom, Jake Love, and Brittany Smart from Knapsack: Hot Takes on the State of Design Systems
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Evan Lovely (Head of Product & Engineering), Chris Bloom (Principal Front-End Engineer), Jake Love (Senior Solutions Engineer), and Brittany Smart (Solutions E…
50. Stephen Gates: What makes a good design leader?
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Stephen Gates and Chris discuss the realities of design system leadership, unconventional sources of inspiration, and the impact of design on society.
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49. Vojtech Miksu from Uber: Next-gen tooling for developers
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Sponsored by Knapsack, the design system platform that brings teams together. Learn more at knapsack.cloud.
Vojtech Miksu (Software Engineer at Uber) and Evan L…
48. Meghan Rosatelli and Saejin Choi from Capital One: Navigating design system convergence, adoption, and contribution simultaneously
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Meghan Rosatelli and Saejin Choi join Chris to discuss transitioning multiple design systems into one, shifting system consumers’ mindset from working with a l…
47. Nick Dorman and Ellis Capon from News UK: Bridging old and new media with News UK’s design system, NewsKit
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Nick, Ellis, and Chris discuss how News UK’s design system, NewsKit, united multiple disparate brands in a central source of truth, and how infrastructure mana…
46. Davy Fung from Disney+/Hulu: Spicy takes on design system nuances
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Curious about the fun parts of design systems? Check out this episode of the Design Systems Podcast featuring Davy Fung, co-host of design systems podcast Desi…
45. Una Kravets from Google Chrome and Chris Bloom from Knapsack: The internet’s dirty secret
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Una, Chris, and Chris talk about production-level code, the accessibility of Web3, and the new sliced bread of the web. Prepare for Una to blow your mind with …
44. Corey Greeneltch from Compass: Why design systems should be part of your company’s DNA
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Corey and Chris discuss how design systems represent an organization’s lifeblood, the sisyphean parts of design system maintenance, and what stands out about d…
Special announcement: Patterns, the design systems conference for leaders
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Last week Knapsack announced Patterns, the leadership-focused design systems retreat. Chris and Ryan Peterson, Knapsack's VP Marketing, and Chris talk about th…
43. Matt May and Veda Rosier from Adobe: Building an accessible, inclusive design system
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Matt, Veda, and Chris discuss how Matt and Veda have incorporated accessibility and inclusion into one of the world’s most well-known design systems, Spectrum.…
42. Neva Corbo-Hudak and Rogin Farrer from Wayfair: The long evolution of a web design system
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Wayfair, the ubiquitous online retailer, is more than just wayfair.com: the company owns Perigold, Joss & Main, and Birch Lane. Neva, Rogin, and Chris discuss …
41. Mike Bowser from Vista: The past, present, and future of design systems
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Mike and Chris discuss design systems at the enterprise level, the history of systems, and UX design at the beginning of the internet.
Guest: Mike Bowser is th…
40. Zach Hendershot and Aaron Stone from Crux Digital: How agencies solve difficult technical problems for Fortune 1000 clients
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Zach, Aaron, and Chris discuss the commonalities between design systems and products, as well as how a product-driven mindset can help your design systems achi…
39. Stephen Gates from WW: Culture, design methodology, and design system ROI
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Sit tight—this is a long one! Stephen Gates and Chris discuss the real value of design systems, what designers and football players have in common, and how to …
38. Gina Calcaterra Bhawalkar from Forrester: Lorem ipsum won’t help your design system
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Gina and Chris discuss the importance of real-deal content in your designs, defining “good design” for your company, and how to set effective, meaningful KPIs …