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Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots574: Developer Life After Design Systems with Kathryn Grayson NanzWill talks with Kathryn Grayson Nanz, Senior Designer and Developer Advocate at Progress, about the influence and power design can have when developing new software.
Kathryn breaks down what it means to be a designer advocate and the role it plays within software development, the importance of design systems, designing for accessibility and knowing when to ask the right questions at the just the right time.
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You can try out KendoReact’s starter library for free here! Or check out some of the other development tools and services Kathryn and the team offer at P...2025-05-1536 min
ConTejas CodeKendo UI Team: How to build quality design systems, Kendo UI, collaborationLinks- Kendo React: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/free- Kathryn's Book: https://www.telerik.com/campaigns/design-story/ebook--foundations-of-design-for-developers- Progress: https://progress.com - Sam on X: https://x.com/samidip- Kathryn on X: https://x.com/kathryngrayson- Kiril on X: https://x.com/kirchoniSummaryIn this episode, we talk with Sam Basu, Kathryn Grayson Nanz, and Kiril to explore Kendo UI and Kendo React. We discuss the evolution of UI libraries, the engineering behind...2025-04-141h 47
React Round UpBuilding Component Libraries with Kathryn Grayson Nanz - RRU 276Senior Frontend Engineer Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the React Round Up team to talk about all things component libraries. Kathryn shares her experiences building not one but two component libraries, as well as tips and tricks on the benefits of shared libraries, how to get buy in from product and developer teams, the best way to set up libraries and keeping them up-to-date. She also shares pitfalls to try and avoid when getting started with building a new library. Definitely a good listen for anyone debating whether an existing library or a brand new, custom one is the way to...2024-11-2748 min
Hanselminutes with Scott HanselmanFoundations of Design for Developers with Kathryn Grayson NanzKathryn Grayson Nanz Is a designer who's written an ebook called Foundations of Design for Developers. She understands that developers need to participate in the design process, and often developers can identify that something is wrong with the design but they can't figure out why. In this episode she talks to Scott about how engineers and developers can learn design and even become actively interested in the topic!Download "Foundations of Design for Developers" free
2024-04-1829 min
.NET Rocks!Just Enough Design with Kathryn Grayson NanzHow much do you need to know about design? While at CodePaLOUsa in Louisville, Carl and Richard talked to Kathryn Grayson Nanz about understanding application designers. Kathryn talks about knowing just enough about design to understand that, like software development, it is an iterative process, that takes user feedback and incorporates it into future designs. Oh, and we know why your custom icon sucks!2022-09-1554 min
WebJoyThe Rejections are Flowing In (Kathryn / @kathryngrayson)Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started in graphic design and after being pulled into the front-end developer life had a surprise turn and became a developer advocate.We discuss her joy for conferences, the differences between online and in-person conferences as well as what it's like to face rejection and some tips for getting out there and trying it out yourself!2022-07-2720 min
WebJoy: Real Stories from Tech About the Struggles and Delights That Made Us Who We Are TodayS1 E11: The Rejections are Flowing In (Kathryn / @kathryngrayson)Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the show to talk about her origin story, how she got started in graphic design and after being pulled into the front-end developer life had a surprise turn and became a developer advocate.We discuss her joy for conferences, the differences between online and in-person conferences as well as what it's like to face rejection and some tips for getting out there and trying it out yourself!2022-07-2720 min
PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocketKendoReact with Kathryn Grayson NanzKendoReact is a professional UI kit on a mission to help you design and build business apps with React much faster. We talk to Kathryn Grayson Nanz, Developer Advocate for KendoUI, about KendoReact, component libraries, how to add KendoReact to an existing application, design, and more.
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https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/figma-design-kits
https://www.telerik.com/forums/kendo-ui-react
https://www.twitch.tv/codeitlive/about
https://www.codestock.org
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React Round UpREACT 127: Building Component Libraries with Kathryn Grayson NanzSenior Frontend Engineer Kathryn Grayson Nanz joins the React Round Up team to talk about all things component libraries. Kathryn shares her experiences building not one but two component libraries, as well as tips and tricks on the benefits of shared libraries, how to get buy in from product and developer teams, the best way to set up libraries and keeping them up-to-date. She also shares pitfalls to try and avoid when getting started with building a new library. Definitely a good listen for anyone debating whether an existing library or a brand new, custom one is the way to...2020-12-0850 min