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brad_frost, 1 day ago to random

YOU DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PRIVILEGES TO ACCESS THIS KNOWLEDGE ITEM.

brad_frost, 9 days ago to random

✎ Transparent border: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/transparent-borders/

Quick rebound off of
@davatron5000's post about the utility of border-color: transparent. It's a helpful technique for reducing janky behavior and creating sturdy themes in a design system.

An animated gif of a blue button that adds a border when the cursor hovers over it, resulting in a shift in the button's size

brad_frost, 14 days ago to random

✎ AI and Harm https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/ai-and-harm/

Every time I read about how is being applied in the world, this graph immediately pops up in my head.

brad_frost, 17 days ago to random

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.

brad_frost, 20 days ago to random

React 19 Beta is here, and finally has better support for HTML custom elements: https://react.dev/blog/2024/04/25/react-19#whats-new-in-react-19

"React 19 adds full support for custom elements and passes all tests on Custom Elements Everywhere."

This is a big deal for Web Component-powered design systems. We've had to create/manage a special React-specific wrapper layer for a long time to deal with React's (mis)handling of custom elements. Other frameworks Just Work w Web Components, so I'm glad React is joining the club

brad_frost, 22 days ago to random

It’s the End of the Web as We Know It https://msn.com/en-us/news/technology/it-s-the-end-of-the-web-as-we-know-it/ar-AA1nt2as

This is a pretty damning read about LLMs' impact on the web. Just how SEO produced an extremely lucrative-yet-icky industry, optimizing web content for AI models seems inevitable.

brad_frost, 28 days ago to random

It feels like CSS has come such a long way. Nearly all of the major pain points that developers have faced for decades are either resolved or well on their way. This is a good thing!

Of course the web is never done, but it does feel like an inflection point.

brad_frost, 29 days ago to random

I think I need to get a new mesh wi-fi network. Any recommendations?

brad_frost, 1 month ago to random

Web Awesome looks...awesome! Congrats to all involved! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fontawesome/web-awesome

brad_frost, 1 month ago to random

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

brad_frost, 1 month ago to random

What to-do tools are people using these days?

brad_frost, 1 month ago to random

Just another day in ol' Brad Frost's inbox.

(Fun fact, there was no picture of cute little penguins attached to the email.)

brad_frost, 1 month ago to random

Just another day in ol' Brad Frost's inbox. Looks legit.

brad_frost, 2 months ago to random

Here's a fun question: what components do you feel would be most valuable to be included in a Global Design System? (https://bigmedium.com/ideas/a-global-design-system.html)

/cc @bkardell @gregwhitworth

brad_frost, 2 months ago to random

🎶 Last night I recorded a cover of La femme d-'argent by Air. I've always loved Air, and this bass line grooves so much. It was a lot of fun to re-create! https://soundcloud.com/frostfrost-1/la-femme-dargent-air-cover

brad_frost, 2 months ago to random

What musician took a while to grow on you?

brad_frost, 2 months ago to random

✎ What's Next for a Global Design System: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/whats-next-for-a-global-design-system/

I've had so many fantastic conversations around the idea of a Global Design System, and in this post I respond to the healthy skepticism around it, and share a status update and next steps for this effort.

brad_frost, 2 months ago to random

What's your favorite junk food?

brad_frost, 2 months ago to random

What book do you feel seems particularly relevant right now?

jonhicks, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

‘The Mortimiser' is something I’ve been chipping away at for a few months now.

It uses the Bob Mortimer naming formula of ordinary first name with a noun/nonsense/mundane word. Who will you be today? Kenneth Warhammer? Agnes Buttery?

That's all it does. Nothing fancy!

https://hicks.design/else/mortimiser

brad_frost, 2 months ago to random

I remember feeling so cool when I learned how to use character escapes like — in HTML.

brad_frost, 2 months ago to random

🤖🤖🤖 AI and Design Systems 🤖🤖🤖 https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/ai-and-design-systems/

In this post, we demonstrate all of the great ways we (especially Big Medium's resident AI expert, Kevin Coyle) have been applying AI tools to many facets of design system work.