Upon arriving home from New York, from my fifth Smashing Conference, I was able to reflect on not only another amazing conference but all the great people I was able to meet and connect with. Many great stories were shared regarding their work and problems they were trying to solve. What I love about this conference is the community of people trying to better themselves and share their perspective…
I t was May 2nd that I found out that my conference talk proposal was accepted! I remember submitting my proposal of Design Systems: Bridging the Gap Between Developers and Designers on February 19th unsure if my talk would be picked. Part of me, at the time, wondered if I was even qualified to speak on the topic of Design Systems. It's been around a year since we started the creation of our…
E ver since attending my first conference in 2018, I've always looked up to the speakers who were presenting, which in turn has really helped to elevate my work based on what I learned. Fast-forward today and I've attended four Smashing Conferences in some amazing cities (San Francisco, Toronto and Freiburg, Germany). Working in the non-profit sector over the last 7+ years has taught me valuable…
It's been almost two years since the passing of Stan Lee , but the following quote of his always makes me reflect on what I've learned and the enjoyment I get out of my career. I think whatever you do you should do what you most want to do and what you’re best at . Too many people don’t do what their heart’s desire is. They try to do something else ’cause they think it will be easy to get a job or…
This post feels good to finally write after the struggle I had deciding how I wanted the site to look and what topic(s) I wanted it to contain. Questions such as: which language to use? which framework or boilerplate would be best for me? Should I make it topic specific? The list went on and on. After seeing Cassie Evans Tweet that she was launching her new site I had to see what she was using and…