Jesse Gardner

Set this account up in 2007 when @anildash introduced me to the weird concept of "micro-blogging." Sad to say goodbye, you can follow me elsewhere: 👉 linkedin.com/in/plasticmind/ 👉 @plasticmind" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">threads.net/@plasticmind 👉 plasticmind.com

@taylordunham_ This may seem a stretch, but it's pretty relevant: bennypowers.dev/cem/docs/usage…

Writing design principles from scratch. My goals are: - low ego - no bullshit - actionable Inspiring is fine, if all of the above are true. What resources and great (or shitty) examples do you have to share?

@danmall Good luck, @danmall! I'm currently building design systems at @NYSITS and sharing what I learn on LinkedIn!

I’m done with design systems. You won’t hear much about them from me anymore. Not because design systems don’t matter. Not because the work isn’t valuable. They do, and it is. I think design systems matter more today than ever. But that chapter of my career is over. I don’t run a design systems agency anymore. I’m not consulting with design system teams. I’m not in the weeds shipping tokens, libraries, or governance models. That was a past life. The industry has also changed. A lot. There are far more people today who are: ↳ Deep in implementation ↳ Actively maintaining systems ↳ Solving current problems at scale They’re closer to the work than I am now. And they should be the ones you learn from. A quick note on @designsystemu: DSU isn’t going away. The content focuses on the evergreen parts of design systems… the fundamentals that don’t shift as quickly as tools and tech. If you’re looking for training on core design system practice and culture, I still stand by the courses. A small team continues to run the weekly newsletter and support the community. (Seriously, join the weekly newsletter. Tomorrow’s issue about defining “good enough” for components is fantastic.) You can also still buy my book, “Design That Scales.” There’s a lot in there that can level up enterprise design system teams. If you want hands-on, in-the-thick-of-it design systems insight today, please continue to follow people like: → @murphytrueamn → @adekunleoduye → @noellelansford → @DimitriOtero → @joeyabanks → @cobradave → @svorklab → @tpitre And many others. They’re doing the real work. Listen to them. (If you share design systems content, say hello in the comments so others can follow along.) As for me, I’m not here to narrate a practice I’m no longer practicing. Design systems deserve voices that are close to the work. That’s not me. What you CAN expect from me: I’m sharing a different part of my experience now. I spent over a decade running a profitable, sustainable design agency: selling work, hiring teams, managing risk, building systems, and making trade-offs under real constraints. What always interested me most about design systems wasn’t the artifacts. It was what they enabled. They gave teams their time back. Less rework. Fewer decisions. More space to think. More room to do meaningful work. That idea still drives my work today. I’m just applying it beyond UI: to how people run teams, design leverage, and build systems that buy back time to live full lives. Different chapter for me. Same values. I’ll leave the design system work to the people closest to it… And focus where my experience creates the most value now.

@hemeon Accessibility?

I wonder how many designers are not telling their org they are using Figma Make to make all their work.... its an absolute game changer - prompt and boom - you have an entire app created..

Brains work differently. Words and designs that are clear and simple work better for everyone. #accessibility #ADA35

Some people can’t use a mouse. Design for those who tab, type or talk to navigate the web. #accessibility #ADA35

Sound isn’t always heard. Captions and transcripts make audio content work for everyone. #accessibility #ADA35

Not everyone sees your site. Some New Yorkers use screen readers, magnifiers, or high-contrast mode. #accessibility #ADA35

@DHSgov @WhiteHouse Here’s the Native American version of that picture.

A Heritage to be proud of, a Homeland worth Defending. American Progress - John Gast

a11y is a commonly used shorthand for #accessibility (there are 11 letters between the a and y). #ADA35

@Themanolife No, it means he used his fingers.

Digitally? what does that mean, sending text messages? But not physical, forcible, rape in the classic sense? One has to question the judge's motives. So many already dislike, if not out right hate, Trump because of his arrogance.

@DaveShapi Sincerely, Everyone with kids

YouTube, please allow us to disable and hide all shorts. Thanks. Alternatively, can someone make a browser extension that just hides all shorts? Sincerely, Everyone with executive function

Remember what I previously said--Obama will someday attack Iran in order to show how tough he is.

I'll be at Code for America Summit and would love to connect with other folks in #civictech working to create better outcomes for residents by improving digital experiences. Excited to share about the #accessibility and #designsystem work our team is doing at NYS.

@taylordunham_ @mds @rogie Not really an easy way. You can create a .url file that someone can download and run and it will open a url, but at that point, it's probably best to just create a doc with a big "Visit the hub →" link at the top.

@mds @plasticmind @rogie Yeah in the past I’ve made docs and used them as a “hub” where folks can find links. Excellent solution for freelance client hubs! For internal teams, it’s cumbersome to nest docs into drives and keep updating them. # of docs scales quickly :/

Hive mind: Is there a way to place a link in a @googledrive folder? Specifically: I want my team to be able to open our drive and click on the Sales Deck link - which is an alias that takes them to our Figma presentation. @Google, if you're listening, here's what we need :)

Nearly 1 in 4 New Yorkers lives with a disability. This #GAAD, ITS celebrates the launch of a Central Accessibility Team to help NYS build more inclusive digital services, by empowering the people who design and build them with tools, testing, training and everyday support.

God grant me the serenity To grieve what I cannot ignore, The courage to fight off ICE agents When they come for my neighbors, And the wisdom to know that Silence is complicity.

BBG recently developed new tactile maps which include a raised map, text, and braille. We’re excited to add these to our wayfinding tools! 🗺 Find them in the Fragrance Garden, the southern end of the Discovery Garden, and one more soon to be installed at the Visitor Center.

@wesbos Clever interactions between front-end and back-end. I remember reading about how IG would upload a photo in the bg while users composed a caption, so that when the user confirmed the post, it appeared to upload impossibly fast.

What are some UI/UX moves that can make your app "feel" faster? Or the opposite - what UI things make a website feel frustratingly slow? A few examples: * Optimistic UI * mousedown instead of click * unnecessary spinners Doing a show on this

@markjaquith @wesbos I definitely feel this every time I cook in Breath of the Wild.

@wesbos I have this idea that animations that feel fun the first time, feel unbearably slow the 100th time. So maybe apps should track how much a user has used a feature that uses animation, and gradually speed up the animations as they use it more.

“My Friend! you and I have passed our Lives, in Serious Times. I know not whether We have ever Seen any moments more Serious than the present.” —John Adams, in a letter to Thomas Jefferson Please pay attention to what is happening in America right now.