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Jared Fanning retweeted
After hundreds of conversations and months of iterating, my new @designsystemu has an updated site that shares more about how you can level up in #designsystems!
Here’s what you’ll find on the new site:
ALT The new homepage of Design System University with the value proposition, “Curriculum & community to support how you design at scale” and a hero image of some buildings set within a forest that feel like serene learning.
Today was my last day at Shopify after four years working on Polaris — going to take a moment and then jump into exploring what's next. So many incredibly thoughtful, talented folks were impacted today, if you're looking or need to fill an open role we've started a resource here
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Jared Fanning retweeted
👋 i'm looking for a new job.
here's a look at some stuff i did at buzzfeed and what i'm looking for in a role ➡️ kelseyscherer.com/hire-me
Jared Fanning retweeted
I really like this search experience in Polaris by @ShopifyUX 🔥
It's nicely acknowledging the fact that there are different types of content living in a design systems documentation and each type has different display needs for search results.
Jared Fanning retweeted
This week we released Polaris v10.
This is the 7th major Polaris release in my time at @Shopify and my favorite. It's the most data-driven and really demonstrates the impact of design systems at scale.
🧵Some highlights...
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Erin was a part of the team that created the iconic Polaris illustration style and helped transform and modernise it through the years.
Erin is lightning in a bottle when it comes to team culture, fun and making people smile. Be quick, Erin won't be available for long.
6 years at @shopify and today is my last day. Can’t believe it. Would be lying if I said I wasn’t hurt. If you see any illustration opportunities come your way please reach out.
Jared Fanning retweeted
I'm looking for a UX leader to join the Polaris team @ShopifyUX.
Here’s a few things that make the Polaris team unique:
Jared Fanning retweeted
Mental models are useful tools to simplify our complex reality.
But unfortunately, when misapplied, these "useful" models become anything but.
THREAD: A mental model on maps, the territory, and how to avoid getting lost:
Jared Fanning retweeted
In the latest Coffee with Charli chat from @figmadesign, @HYPD and I chat about scaling design systems @ShopifyUX
Check out the latest episode of @figmadesign Coffee with Charli where @sarahill22 and I teamed up with @charliprangley to chat about design systems at @ShopifyUX
youtube.com/watch?v=aJ9yZgZb…
ALT Figma's Coffee with Charli series. Scaling systems with Sara Hill and Dan Ross who are senior product designers at Shopify.
Jared Fanning retweeted
Make stuff to have conversations... use the conversations to learn what to make.
Pivots are insights in action. Thread from @hnshah below.
At my startup, @usefyi we have pivoted from a document search tool for everyone to a security product used by IT people. We've also changed our name to Nira (@niradotcom).
The pivot got kick-started when someone used our product in an unexpected way. Here's the story…
What if instead of just scaling decisions, we could also scale the rationale that led to those decisions?
Efficiency is a benefit of design systems, but a design system that allows you to efficiently ship a confusing user experience has no value.
I wrote about a big shift we're making to Polaris, by organizing around experiences.
ux.shopify.com/why-design-sy…
Jared Fanning retweeted
How to mislead with maps.
(Land doesn’t vote — people do.)
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Personal news! Excited to share that I’ve joined the wonderful and talented people @Shopify on the Polaris Design System team. 🎉
Jared Fanning retweeted
Quick thread on the hidden patterns in the iconic National Gallery of Art East Building, in Washington DC (designed by I.M. Pei)
Jared Fanning retweeted
Working with non-design stakeholders is an exercise in managing momentum.
Think of the standard divergence-convergence "double diamond", and then imagine that the designer is a boat, and the stakeholder is a cool water skier.
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