On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
Elyse Holladay
Efficiency, respect, and the origins of design systems with Brad Frost — #01
43 minutes Posted Jan 20, 2025 at 4:00 pm.
Brad & Episode Intro
How do we share components?
Styleguides.io
Efficiency and respect
Surprise Dave Rupert throwback
Pattern Lab and proto-Storybooks
What React did
Brad's "design systems is a thing" moment
🌶️ Spicy Take
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Brad Frost takes us back in time to the early days of design systems, and walks us through some of the significant moments of evolution from style guides to modern design systems. We dig in to the multiple proto-Storybook-esque projects, the original problem of sharing UI patterns, what React did, and Brad's personal moment of "oh, it's called design systems now." Plus, a bonus podcast throwback from the Style Guides Podcast feat. Dave Rupert and some early proto-Storybook madness. 💖 On Them...