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New Jan 16, 2026
Nuance and Garage Doors
I got some wonderful bit of Hemmingway-esque consulting advice from the garage door repair...
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New Jan 7, 2026
Video: Brad Frost – We Are Here – Beyond Tellerrand
Marc shared his perspective on my Beyond Tellerrand performance, and Marc recounts the original discussion in the early hours in Antwerp 2024. (Marc always seems to be the last man standing at a...
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New Jan 7, 2026
we are here. Performance at Beyond Tellerrand
This performance has been years in the making. In a sense, you could say it’s been a lifetime in the making. On November 6th, 2025, my brother Ian and I gave a “talk” at the amazing...
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New Dec 26, 2025
I’m live-streaming a redesign of my website
📺 I’m live-coding a redesign of my website! You can watch me...
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New Dec 19, 2025
They have to be able to talk about us without us – Anil Dash
They have to be able to talk about us without us. What this phrase means, in its simplest form, is that you have to tell a story so clear, so concise, so memorable and evocative that people can repeat...
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New Dec 16, 2025
Agentic Design Systems in 2026
I had the opportunity to participate in a discussion with my pals at Storybook to show off the powerful formula of Design Systems + AI (we’ve been using the abbreviation “DS+AI” as...
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New Dec 15, 2025
Melissa Graduated!
MY WIFE GRADUATED AND GOT HER MASTERS IN MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND ART THERAPY! I am so massively proud of her! Melissa has busted her ass and has demonstrated superhuman levels of grit and...
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New Dec 12, 2025
Size of Life
Size of Life by Neal Agarwal is absolutely beautiful, incredible, and informative. Web design inspiration at its...
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New Dec 11, 2025
Marc was Invited to the “Wake Up Excited” Podcast by Brad Frost
A big part of our chat circled around authenticity and self-worth. A few questions we touched were: How easy is it to overlook your own achievements? How strange does it feel to work alone so much?...
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New Dec 11, 2025
Embracing Authenticity and Creativity with Marc Thiele
On the latest episode of Wake Up Excited! , I talk with my good friend Marc Thiele. Marc is the organizer of the Fantastic Beyond Tellerrand conference that happens every year in Germany. I really...
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New Dec 9, 2025
Blog Alarm Clock
A blog alarm clock lives inside me. As time passes, an uncomfortable pressure builds up until the alarm finally goes off, rattling my bones and my soul. Snoozing isn’t an option; the only way to...
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New Dec 9, 2025
CSS Wrapped 2025
CSS Wrapped 2025 is a super fun website that shows off the latest and greatest CSS features. The website’s got some fun light/dark mode action going on...
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New Dec 9, 2025
Agentic Design Systems in 2026 with Brad Frost
I’m super excited to talk about the potent combination of AI and design systems with my pal Dominic Nguyen and the folks at Storybook this Thursday. I got to huddle with Dom today, and this is...
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New Nov 29, 2025
A Love Letter To The People Who Believe In People | CreativeMornings
Being a fan is all about bringing the enthusiasm. It’s being a champion of possibility. It’s believing in someone. And it’s contagious. When you’re around someone who is super excited about something,...
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New Nov 29, 2025
One Million Screenshots
We rendered over 1 million of the web’s top homepages. This is the result. Zoom, pan and click to explore – like Google Maps. Source: One Million...
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New Nov 29, 2025
From Atomic to Subatomic: Brad Frost on Design Systems, Tokens, and the Human Side of UI
A few months ago, I had the privilege of being interviewed on the Design Systems Collective by Shane P Williams. This interview captures a lot of my current thinking about design systems, our design...
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New Nov 29, 2025
Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log
Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and migrated offshore. Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Voyage, in a...
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New Nov 28, 2025
Our Black Friday Course Sale Starts Now
Our Black Friday sale starts now! It will run now through Friday, December 5th. Level up your design systems game and save with our biggest sale of the year: MEGA BUNDLE: save 45% & get all...
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New Nov 28, 2025
Slop Evader – Tega Brain
A browser extension for avoiding AI slop. Download it for Chrome or Firefox. This is a search tool that will only return content created before ChatGPT’s first public release on November 30,...
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New Nov 26, 2025
The ceremonial Black Friday dance begins soon
TL;DR: our Black Friday sale starts this Friday November 28th and runs through Friday December 5th. We’ll be offering two deals: A MEGA BUNDLE with all of our courses for $1000 and a Subatomic +...
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New Nov 26, 2025
Crafting Joyful Experiences Through Music with Seth Casana – Wake Up Excited
I got to talk with Seth Casana on the Wake Up Excited! podcast. I’d love it if you check it out and consider subscribing to the show! At first glance, Seth Casana is a very unassuming, normal...
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New Nov 24, 2025
Introducing our new course: AI and Design Systems
We’re thrilled to announce our new online course: AI & Design Systems! You can preorder the course now for $500. Generative AI is here, it’s increasingly powerful, and…it can make a huge...
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New Oct 22, 2025
The Power of Exuberance with Rebecca Garza-Bortman – Wake Up Excited!
The new episode of Wake Up Excited! features the ultra-talented and ultra-enthusiastic Rebecca Garza Bortman! We have a fantastic conversation where we discuss the importance of family, how music and...
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New Oct 20, 2025
Follow Your Energy
I was finally able to execute a piece I’ve had in my head for who knows how long. “Follow your energy” is advice that I give freely and strive to follow in my own life. Listen...
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New Oct 17, 2025
Beyond Consistency: From Design Systems to Product Outcomes
I had a lot of fun talking with Arseni Harkunou on the Product Craft podcast. We cover a ton of ground! What “good” means in the age of AI and the real role of a designer Practical advice on...
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New Oct 17, 2025
Boards of Canada “Olson” played on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer
This is absolutely...
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New Oct 6, 2025
Donating to The Philippines Earthquake Relief Effort
Last week, the island of Cebu in The Philippines was hit with a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake. We were on a call with our friend and colleague, Nicole, when the earthquake happened and she had to...
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New Oct 5, 2025
When Color Meets Constraints: A Guide to Brand–Product Collaboration
There’s some great thinking about color systems, tokens, and the relationship between brand and product in this article: When Color Meets Constraints: A Guide to Brand–Product...
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New Sep 25, 2025
How do you spell success? – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents
Working in tech means being comfortable with change and uncertainty. Successfully working in tech means not letting change and uncertainty paralyze you. Forge ahead on the best information you have,...
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New Sep 25, 2025
Come to Beyond Tellerrand!
Holy smokes, I am SO EXCITED to head to Berlin for Beyond Tellerrand taking place on November 5-7. Beyond Tellerrand is such a special event for me (it’s where I first introduced Atomic...