Published in7shifts Back of House·Mar 19, 2021Designing through COVIDOne year after shut down, how has our design team adapted? — Happy birthday, COVID I thought it’d be appropriate to write an article on the year anniversary after our design team left the comfort of our physical office to work from their homes due to COVID-19. I wanted to share how we’ve changed the way we work for better or worse, what we’ve added…Covid4 min readCovid4 min read
Published in7shifts Back of House·Feb 26, 2021Creating our design team’s compassAnd why your team should get your own — How it started I was the 6th employee and the first designer at 7shifts. Working as a solo designer on a product you start collecting your own principles that guide you through the design process. I remember my first unofficial principle was “Consistency over innovation”. As the team grows, inevitably each designer starts…Design Operations4 min readDesign Operations4 min read
Published in7shifts Back of House·Feb 12, 2021I say “potato”, you say “potato” — Nomenclature in design systemsWait, nomem-what? — Nomenclature is a system of naming within a discipline or specific field. Simply put, it’s the names we give things within a system. The result of good nomenclature is a shared language understood by everyone. First things first Design can’t operate in a vacuum. Good design relies on designers collaborating with others outside…Design Systems3 min readDesign Systems3 min read
