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Design Systems WTFShould designers know how to code?The age old question – should designers know how to code? Or more specifically, how much should designer know when it comes to code? Considering it's the medium that we're designing for, it's still surprising how much this topic splits opinion. Luke and special guest Rob Whitfield will dive into the pros and cons, and give some practical advice if you did want to delve into the witchcraft that engineers do.
2025-05-2029 minDesign Systems WTFAre design systems a dead end?Inspired by Luke's article on the death of design systems, Michelle and Luke dive into whether design systems have a future... are we at a natural point of evolution or are design systems going to go the way of the dinosaurs?
2025-04-2231 minDesign Systems WTFHow big is too big for a design system?How big is too big? Is there a point where your design system just becomes unwieldy? Luke and Michelle dive into this question from a previous episode, and try and figure out how you keep your design system to a manageable size. Or is that just a nice problem to have, and we should embracing our systems to grow to the size they need to be?
2025-04-0827 minDesign Systems WTFWhere should design systems sit in your org?Design systems should sit in the design team. Design systems should sit in the designops team. Design systems should sit in their own team. There are so many different options that are presented as the ‘truth’ when it comes to design systems and org design. Michelle and Luke are going to wade through the options, weigh up their merits and probably tear the entire thing down to the ground by the end of the half hour.
2025-02-0329 minDesign Systems WTFLive from Converge 2025: When should we be using AI?Luke and Michelle come to you direct from Converge to talk about AI (again). Is there a place for AI in our design systems?
2024-12-0626 minDesign Systems WTFWhat’s keeping design systems people up at night?In this episode, we answer some interesting design system questions from the Internet. With Luke away, Dave, our Developer Advocate, will joins Michelle. Sharing insights from a developer and designer perspective, respectively. Will Dave and Michelle see eye to eye or will we agree to disagree?
2024-06-0533 minDesign Systems WTFHow do we get past the MVP state?We examine that critical phase in the life of a design system: moving beyond the Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Launching an MVP is just the beginning, but what comes next? Michelle and Luke discuss strategies for advocating for more resources, ensuring your work is recognized and adequately resourced, and not just seen as a “free” addition from your team. Drawing from our own experiences and those of other teams, we share practical advice on selling your design system’s ongoing value to stakeholders.
2024-04-1727 minDesign Systems WTFDesign Systems Help DeskWe have a special edition of Design Systems WTF, this time Luke will be joined by the amazing Amy Hupe! They’ll be chatting about design systems and answering your questions. Get ready for a unique and interactive experience in this special “DSWTF Help Desk” episode. We’re opening the floor to you, our listeners! Have a burning question about design systems or anything related? Ask us, and we’ll tackle your toughest inquiries with our highly opinionated thoughts. Whether you seek career advice, design tips, or want to settle a design systems debate, we’re here to help. Tune...
2023-12-2731 min
DesignOps Island DiscsAmy Hupe - Being a Content Specialist on Design SystemsDesignOps Island Discs is a live-recorded, interactive podcast, looking at what's coming up in the world of designops and design systems. For season three, we're focussing on the roles that make up designops and design systems, from content designers to leads to engineers to accessibility specialists to DPMs. For episode three, we welcome (back) Amy Hupe! Amy is a content specialist and design system consultant, having worked on design systems from Springer Nature, to BT, to Babylon Health, to Gov.uk. Luke and Amy chat about what a content specialist actually does, why they're the essential third p...
2022-11-1449 minDesignOps Island DiscsTrailer: DesignOps Island Discs Season TwoWe're back with season two, and this season we're talking to even more DesignOps and design systems folks about the nitty gritty of what good DesignOps is. From the future of design system documentation to design tokens to design pairing, season two is going to tool you up and get you shipshape. Season Two Episode One will be released at 05:00 GMT on Monday October 11, 2021, with subsequent episodes being released weekly on Mondays, right through to the end of the year.DesignOps Island Discs is brought to you by zeroheight, the design system documentation company, that a...
2021-09-2702 min
thistbh – A podcast about designLuke Murphy (ZeroHeight, Memrise) on building effective design teamsThis week Mike and Will talk with Luke Murphy. Luke is a Design Advocate at Zeroheight, the former Head of Design at Memrise, and co-host of the music and beer podcast, Rhythm & Brews.We discuss how to juniors and seniors can come together to form effective teams.
2021-03-2137 min