Josh Harwood

Josh Harwood

@noworries.nz

Husband, Dad, Nerd. Design Systems Lead, Design Technologist πŸ‡³πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ bento.me/joshua designsystems.media designsystems.directory ds.events

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So @figma.com Figma Make AI can't access your Figma file directly OR use any Code Connect mapping? I'm really disappointed the input in Figma Make is limited to text/image. Seems bonkers we can't provide a direct link to a page/selection/node like we can in Figma MCP. Hope this is on the roadmap

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Time is almost up! Happy Monday, system nerds. You have until Wed at Noon EST to answer The Core Sample (an industry-wide, #designsystem pulse survey). I want to hear how you're doing. πŸ’š We'll unpack it at The Redwoods Quarterly, but we need your help to make it happen. bit.ly/TheCoreSampl...

Experimenting with Notebook LLM, pasted a JSON snippet of some #designtoken data and the generated source name surprised me: "Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the US Economy" Google AI must be a bit preoccupied with other conversations πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

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This is a phenomenal resource for any #designsystem folks out there. So many brilliant talks and podcasts available here! Bookmark this one for sure. Well done, team!

DesignSystems.media@designsystems.media

Big news for the design systems community! πŸ“’ We've added podcasts to designsystems.media 1,000+ videos and podcasts in the library! Finding content just got way easier, search by speaker and topic! Shout out to @zeroheight.com for their support! designsystems.media/podcast πŸ“· #designsystems

Massive update for designsystems.media, now with podcasts! 🎧 1000+ design systems videos and podcasts, indexed with topics and speakers

DesignSystems.media@designsystems.media

Big news for the design systems community! πŸ“’ We've added podcasts to designsystems.media 1,000+ videos and podcasts in the library! Finding content just got way easier, search by speaker and topic! Shout out to @zeroheight.com for their support! designsystems.media/podcast πŸ“· #designsystems

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Series 2 of Systems of Harm… things are happening πŸ‘€ If you have no idea what I’m talking about, series 1 is still available to listen to on all the main podcasting platforms. I talked to 6 brilliant guests about how design systems fit into wider systemic harm. open.spotify.com/show/5qXmICc...

open.spotify.comSystems of HarmPodcast Β· Amy Hupe Β· Design systems are the systems of tools, processes and practices that we use to create digital products, like websites and applications. But can design systems play a role in perp...

We're hiring a Design Technologist at Xero.com to supercharge our prototyping capabilities and bring ideas to life through expert front-end and design skills. If this sounds like your kind of role, check it out! Locations: New Zealand, Australia Type: Onsite, Hybrid, Remote Links in thread 🧡

xero.comAccounting Software for Small BusinessesXero online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today.

We’re hiring a Senior Front-End Engineer for our Design Systems team! Location: New Zealand (Hybrid/Remote). Help shape the future of Xero, building scalable and accessible UI components to improve life for small businesses and accountants. jobs.lever.co/xero/bc60245...

jobs.lever.coXero - Senior Front-End Engineer - Design SystemsAbout the team At Xero, the XUI team builds and maintains the core UI components and guidelines that power a consistent user experience for millions globally. We collaborate with product teams to ensu...

FWIW - I'm am very excited about Code Connects potential... BUT (giant, enormous but) I am really conscious that it is very brittle 🌢️ 🧡

To get any efficiency and cost-savings from Code Connect, these all need to be true.. 1. **Figma setup** - DS components setup with Code Connect 2. **Dev seats** - Devs have paid seats 3. **Training** - Devs know how to use CodeConnect 4. **Good habits** - Designers do not detach components (πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ¨ 😏)

**Risks** - You get zero benefit for all the setup time and effort because of the different points of failure: 1. **Designer** - Detached or did not use the connected-component 2. **Developer** - Doesn't have a paid seat 3. **Developer** - Has not been shown how to use Code Connect

I'm not a rabbit expert, but that is definitely the BACK of a rabbit in this colouring competition 🐰🀣 Local business throwing a real bunny curve ball at the kids this Easter πŸ–οΈ

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πŸ“£πŸ“£ Important updates from Design Systems Community Chapter New Zealand πŸš€ We have moved to a new community platform Join us on Guild guild.host/dscc_nzl πŸͺ¦ We are closing the DSCC NZ group on meetup (tl;dr too expensive) πŸ“† Next DSCC NZ event planned for 9 May (12-1pm) More info coming out soon!

guild.hostDesign Systems Community Chapter New Zealand | GuildWelcome to Design Systems Community Chapter (DSCC) New Zealand Design Systems CommunityΒ helps bring people together to share ways of workin

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Our hearts ache for everyone impacted by the LA wildfires. Design systems extraordinaire Elyse Holladay set up a fund to help feed displaced people. Consider making a donation! We're donating $50 of every preorder of our design tokens course to the cause. More info: bradfrost.com/blog/post/do...

bradfrost.comDonating to LA Fire SupportLike everyone else, the tragic wildfires ravaging Los Angeles area make our hearts ache. We feel for all of our friends, industry pals, and everyone who has been impacted by the fires. LA-based des...

Holy s%&t, eBay DS team have knocked their doc site out of the park! I keep finding new things to enjoy, the color pairing tool is πŸ”₯ Nailed the brief, clearly communicated guidance with lashings of fun and creativity at every turn. Bravo, you've raised the bar. Docs don't have to be dull! πŸ‘πŸ‘

James@jamescarleton.bsky.social

Proud of my team! πŸŽ‰ Our eBay design system + brand team has been working on this collaboration for several years and I'm super excited it went public today. Check it out: playbook.ebay.com #DesignSystems

Holy s%&t, eBay DS team have knocked their doc site out of the park! I keep finding new things to enjoy, the color pairing tool is πŸ”₯ Nailed the brief, clearly communicated guidance with lashings of fun and creativity at every turn. Bravo, you've raised the bar. Docs don't have to be dull! πŸ‘πŸ‘

James@jamescarleton.bsky.social

Proud of my team! πŸŽ‰ Our eBay design system + brand team has been working on this collaboration for several years and I'm super excited it went public today. Check it out: playbook.ebay.com #DesignSystems

New update to Figma Analytics CSV Export extension v1.1 πŸš€ βœ… Fix export issue after UI changes. βœ… Improved file naming for Org Libraries Just hit 670 users! πŸ€―πŸŽ‰ #Figma #DesignSystems

Josh Harwood@noworries.nz

Export your Figma library analytics to CSV πŸ“„ Resharing for anyone who missed this last year, reduce manual effort with your design system figma library reporting πŸ€™ #figma #designsystems #designsystem

Me (audibly interrupting my own autopilot): "No. F$*# you, Twitter. I'll post this/DM them on BlueSky instead." Trying to break a 10yr habit is hard.. πŸ¦‹

πŸ“£ Shout out to yuanqinglim for all his Figma plugins! Add `Insert Big Image` to your toolkit: www.figma.com/community/pl... Figma quietly downsizes images larger than 4096px in width/height. With the plugin you can import at full resolution (and even 2x them!)πŸ”₯ πŸ‘ Thank you!πŸ‘

figma.comInsert Big Image | FigmaInsert and retain the original resolution of big images. Fund my work on Figma plugins β†’ Insert Big Image Opens a dialog through which one or more image files can be selected. Intelligently splits u...

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πŸ“£I’m looking for new clients. I’m looking for contract or consultancy work (outside IR35 only), doing one of the following: - content design - design systems documentation - content design coaching or consultancy - design systems coaching or consultancy - design systems management 1/2

Export your Figma library analytics to CSV πŸ“„ Resharing for anyone who missed this last year, reduce manual effort with your design system figma library reporting πŸ€™ #figma #designsystems #designsystem

Josh Harwood@noworries.nz

New update for @Figma UI Mod Chrome Extension that #DesignSystem teams should enjoy! πŸ“ŠExport your Figma analytics to CSV Available now: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/figma-ui-mod/pakkdlcbmijjkcocojcgonopnbkeolle?hl=en&authuser=0