brad_frost

Design system consultant, web designer, speaker, writer, musician, and artist. Author of Atomic Design.

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2024-09-13 15:39:36

📙 What book caused in a significant change in your life?
Respond with the book's title, author, and explain why/how it changed your behavior/outlook/habits/etc

2024-08-19 18:40:03

WE DID IT! #frostapalooza
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/990/144/752/599/099/original/01ba708f469ae0a1.mp4

2024-08-10 19:08:32

ONE WEEK UNTIL FROSTAPALOOZA!
ONE WEEK UNTIL FROSTAPALOOZA!
ONE WEEK UNTIL FROSTAPALOOZA!
ONE WEEK UNTIL FROSTAPALOOZA!
ONE WEEK UNTIL FROSTAPALOOZA!
See you there! https://frostapalooza.bradfrost.com/

2024-08-04 02:29:01

IN EXACTLY TWO WEEKS WE WILL BE ROCKING PEOPLE'S FACES OFF. https://frostapalooza.bradfrost.com

2024-07-24 19:41:59

What's your favorite indie rock album?

2024-07-24 13:48:46

Hahahaha thanks @npub1gf2…u0nm. https://clearleft.com/thinking/that-was-ux-london-2024
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2024-07-22 13:27:31

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Planning a concert involving 40 musicians has involved a lot of spreadsheets, Notion databases, websites, recordings, and planning. It's been so incredible to see it all come together!
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/830/370/991/732/285/original/fda1298b2bd5303d.png

2024-07-17 20:27:01

HOLY SHIT! FROSTAPALOOZA IS HAPPENING IN EXACTLY ONE MONTH. Here's 40 reasons why you should come! https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/40-reasons-to-come-to-frostapalooza/

2024-07-12 17:53:30

What happens when you give 40 super talented musicians a whole year to plan a single concert?
COME TO FROSTAPALOOZA ON AUGUST 17TH IN PITTSBURGH to find out!
https://frostapalooza.bradfrost.com

2024-07-08 21:38:37

Just another day in ol' Brad Frost's inbox.
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2024-07-03 19:29:15

FROSTAPALOOZA! AUGUST 17TH! PITTSBURGH! BE THERE! https://frostapalooza.com
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2024-07-02 13:00:19

Please enjoy this amazing Google Photos auto-generated image of @npub1gf2…u0nm:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/717/014/598/373/780/original/44d999082478294d.jpg

2024-06-07 19:19:59

I remember the first time I Googled myself. Today was the first time I ChatGPT'd myself.

2024-06-06 18:54:01

You should come to Frostapalooza.
You should tell you know who lives in Pittsburgh to come to Frostapalooza.
August 17th. Mr. Smalls Theater. It's gonna be a freaking blast.
http://frostapalooza.com/

2024-06-06 15:57:47

Anybody have any custom styles/extensions for making Mastodon more friendly and enjoyable?

2024-06-05 17:54:56

What commercial most frequently gets stuck in your head?

2024-05-29 00:25:07

Musicians, what's your:
1. Best music gear purchase, and
2. Most regretted gear purchase?

2024-05-20 14:44:19

I filled up my bird feeder this morning, and a huge red-tailed hawk just blasted out of the trees and snagged a bird from the feeder!

2024-05-09 14:22:57

🎤🎸🎷🥁 In 100 days, we're throwing a huge, one-night-only benefit concert/extravaganza called Frostapalooza in Pittsburgh. A giant supergroup of over 40 musicians will play a genre-hopping night of music.
I AM SO EXCITED. It would mean the world to me if you came to the show and help spread the word.
https://frostapalooza.bradfrost.com/
Tickets are only $20: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/16005F70D2B839CC
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/957147075654982/

2024-04-29 18:05:03

Written almost 10 years ago, "Just" remains one of the most impactful posts I've written: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/just/
“Just” is a dangerous word.

2024-04-22 16:12:20

✎ The Art of Design System Recipes: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-art-of-design-system-recipes/
This post discusses how your team can successfully wield recipes to create great design-system powered products.

2024-04-12 15:55:50

I'm throwing a big-ass, unique concert called Frostapalooza on August 17th. Come to Pittsburgh and party with us! https://frostapalooza.bradfrost.com/

2024-04-11 15:31:48

SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED to be speaking and giving a design systems workshop at UX London this June!
You can use the code JOINBRAD to get 20% off! Register here: https://2024.uxlondon.com/

2024-04-09 16:37:40

What to-do tools are people using these days?

2024-03-11 20:16:22

What book do you feel seems particularly relevant right now?

2024-02-25 20:11:28

I'm looking for a ready-to-use audio player that supports multiple files (e.g. plays a playlist, prev/next song, etc) that I can easily drop into a website. Any recommendations?

2024-02-14 22:23:37

I miss Twitter.

2024-02-13 16:44:59

I love me some Vulfpeck, and I liked this video discussing necessary changes to the music industry's business model.
But I mostly like it because it gets to the philosophical heart of all of this AI stuff: at the end of the day, humans are interested in humans.
Even if AI can splat out billions of songs, images, movies, etc, there is no AI substitute for a human belting out some lyrics and baring their soul to the world in front of an audience of people.
https://bradfrost.com/blog/link/can-apple-win-back-music-vulf-opinion/

2024-02-06 16:25:05

🎶🎸🥁🪘🎤🎺🎷👩‍🎤🧑‍🎤👨‍🎤
Hey you! Yes you! You should come to Frostapalooza on August 17th at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh! https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/come-to-frostapalooza/
You can order tickets here: https://ticketmaster.com/event/16005F70D2B839CC
And check out the event website here: https://frostapalooza.bradfrost.com
For the past 6 months, over 40 musicians spread across states and continents have been planning, scheming, and practicing for one epic night of music and shenanigans. I'm so freaking excited.

2024-02-02 21:17:16

*psst* Friday scrollers, here's a little sneak peek announcement:
We're launching A Little Big Medium, our new newsletter where we share advice, articles, & links to help you and your team design at scale.
First issue comes out next week; sign up here: https://bigmedium.com/ideas/big-medium-newsletter.html

2024-02-02 14:34:04

I've been a Mint user since forever, and I'm super sad it's going away.
What are others using for budgeting, tracking net worth, and making sure you're in good shape financially?

2024-01-09 15:01:25

✎ There's an opportunity to create a Global Design System in order to improve the quality & accessibility of the world’s web experiences, save the world’s web designers & developers millions of hours, and make better use of our collective human potential. https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/a-global-design-system/

2024-01-06 00:23:47

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@npub1j46…3gm7 I haven't found the bandwidth to try out Bluesky and Threads. I feel like it's all incomplete and fractured and I hate the fact I've really lost track of a bunch of people because of it.

2024-01-05 22:03:18

How are you getting on with Mastodon?
After all of these months (or is it years now!?!?) it hasn't really stuck for me. I don't dislike it, but it hasn't become a place I'm particularly drawn to.
How are you liking it?

2023-12-20 14:43:32

Reply with your most nostalgic file extension.

2023-11-17 22:28:57

André 3000 just dropped the ultimate peaceful-work-music album.

2023-11-14 19:40:02

There's still time to sign up for my online design systems workshop with @npub1j0m…s42r ! https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/design-systems-brad-frost

2023-11-08 17:38:30

If you could hear one album performed cover-to-cover live, what would it be?

2023-11-02 16:02:42

✎ Big announcement: I'm "joining" Big Medium! https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/joining-big-medium/
“Joining” is in quotes because I’ve been a part of Big Medium for the last 10 years, and my partner Josh Clark was instrumental at transforming atomic design from an idea in my head into An Actual Thing.

2023-10-25 00:10:08

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@npub1xed…yg9w @npub1vd2…ks8e
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2023-10-24 15:02:07

All this time later, I still consider this decision to be a big mistake.
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2023-10-18 18:10:10

For the next month, 100% of all Atomic Design e-book sales will be donated to Doctors Without Borders working in Gaza: https://shop.bradfrost.com/

2023-10-18 10:54:56

This is very accurate. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/small-talks

2023-10-02 15:24:55

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@npub1xed…yg9w Great one. I still use that phrase to this day.

2023-09-28 19:49:41

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@npub1xed…yg9w Obligatory https://youtu.be/691qO96VRVw?si=wsyxt-OB9FRjNX9r&t=8

2023-09-13 15:08:34

One of my sabbatical projects was building a firewood holder out of recycled materials left over from our deck construction project. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!
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2023-09-12 12:54:06

Just another day in ol' Brad Frost's inbox. What an honor!
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2023-09-11 14:59:19

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@npub1c35…9pmh
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/047/102/388/600/978/original/70f2ffd6f2c2c5c8.mp4

2023-09-11 14:40:59

Design systems are less about assets and their relationships to one another, but more about people and their relationships to one another.

2023-09-06 23:22:00

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@npub1z2n…2dtl @npub1xed…yg9w Melissa and I were having this conversation at JFK yesterday. We brace ourselves for JFK re-entry, and every time it depresses us. Yelling, but above all it's clear that pretty much everyone there is struggling.

2023-09-06 16:45:09

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@npub1c35…9pmh a beautiful tribute to a great friend!
I may have only met her once or maybe twice, but knew of her legendary status.

2023-09-05 12:24:59

Just another day in ol' Brad Frost's inbox.
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2023-08-29 17:54:11

What's an incredible film that you will absolutely not watch again?

2023-08-23 01:34:43

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@npub1xed…yg9w Just absolutely destroys your teeth.

2023-08-08 18:49:41

Remember that time when you spent 15 years building a name for yourself on a platform that then got completely bulldozed by the wanton misadventures of a weird-ass billionaire?

2023-08-07 17:54:24

What's your favorite song from your least-favorite genre?

2023-07-14 15:34:23

Am I the only one who gets an enormous feeling of satisfaction from truly finishing a tube of toothpaste, roll of tape, bottle of shampoo, tube of chapstick, etc?

2023-07-14 14:39:13

"How can we spice up this county real estate tax website?"
"I've got just the idea!"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/712/948/620/458/072/original/cd21a21b2546229b.mp4

2023-07-12 12:39:38

From here on out this is how I'm going to respond to anyone who says hello: https://youtu.be/yiMfUpXGRRE

2023-06-26 13:32:27

This should be the default e-commerce experience.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/610/765/116/993/450/original/b7c32154b24df31d.png

2023-05-04 20:10:18

Auditing a codebase that has CSS selectors that are 21-levels deep.💀💀💀💀💀💀

2023-05-02 14:20:49

What news digest have you found to be successful at keeping you informed without overloading/overwhelming you?

2023-05-01 20:53:00

PSD UI kit from 2011:
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/295/408/071/613/663/original/b12abeb56ee74b70.png

2023-05-01 19:05:01

If you weren't doing what you're doing now, what would be your three most viable alternate career paths?

2023-04-20 16:09:55

I might need to replace my favorite coffee mug soon.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/231/429/783/512/550/original/0491ee246ed8908b.jpg

2023-04-20 00:18:52

Current status;
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/228/269/937/024/364/original/9cf070611b176f7a.jpg

2023-04-04 16:51:50

Alright nerds, I need some help. What's the best way to switch between two laptops hooked up to a single monitor, Bluetooth mouse, and Bluetooth keyboard? A bunch of the resources I'm finding are super old.

2023-03-30 21:51:20

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#[0] We're headed into...Stormy waters.

2023-03-13 01:09:22

DAVID BYRNE HOT DOG FINGERS. #[0]