Design Systems with Travis Gertz

In this episode, we talk to Travis Gertz from Louder Than Ten about design systems: what they are, and why are they so hard to define and understand? We discuss whether the world is a better place with the gray sameness of passable but monotonous design from WordPress themes compared to the chaotic individuality of MySpace and dancing hamsters.

We go on to talk about some modern design tools like Figma, and how we can use the tools we have available in Craft CMS and other systems to help us iterate through design.

Finally, we meander into the world of Breatharians, transcendence, and how to pick the right tool for the job when designing a website.

• Louder Than Ten
• What is a design system?
• Editorial Design in Craft with Travis Gertz
• Design Machines: How to survive the digital apocalypse
• Figma
• Richardson's Canal House
• Breatharians: The People Who Think Air Is Food
• Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle
• Grid plugin

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