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Jan 2023
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59. Jennifer D’Amato, Senior UI/UX Desig...

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Send us feedback or episode suggestions. Jen, Donnie and Chris discuss how design systems reflect the people a part of it, who use it and who maintain it; and the importance of collaboration, that systems are built for and with people. View the transcript of this episode, here. Guest Jen is a product designer and educator from NYC. She’s currently a Senio ... Show More
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60. Adekunle Oduye from Plaid: Systems and solving problems for its users
Send us feedback or episode suggestions.Adekunle and Chris cover a number of topics spanning from the importance of flexibility, connection, communication, collaboration and designing systems to ultimately solve problems for its users. View the transcript of this episode, here.Gu ... Show More
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Feb 2023
61. Jack McCloy Engineering Manager from Amplitude: The Purpose of Design Systems
Send us feedback or episode suggestions.Jack McCloy and Chris discuss the purpose of a design system and its ability to iterate faster, build better, more accessible, consistent products. Not only saving money but achieving outcomes you wouldn’t practically be able to do without ... Show More
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Feb 2023
62. Avery Oldt Head of Design and Research from Amazon: Scaling ideas to systems
Send us feedback or episode suggestions.Avery Oldt and Chris discuss the importance of scaling ideas, systematic thinking, and cross-team integration for product delight and success. View the transcript of this episode here.GuestAvery Oldt is Head of Design & Research at Amazon f ... Show More
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