This week, we talk about designing with grid systems. In particular: when grid systems break, and what to do when they don’t align with our hardware screens perfectly. In The Sidebar, we talk all about design debt: how to work with it, pay it down, and eventually learn to accept it.

386: Designing with Grid Systems

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This week, we talk about Open AI's GPTs-as-apps strategy, FigJam's AI tools, and our dreams for a future Jarvis-like experience.

464: AI Grab Bag

This week, we talk about the delicate art of using animation in interface design, how to use button sizes, and managing margins in type styles.

463: Design Medley, Vol. 1

This week, Marshall breaks down his process, tips, and tricks to redesign a design system in Figma.

462: Refactoring a Design System

This week, we supply some cold (but thoughtful!) takes on everything released during last month's WWDC and Config 2023.

461: Config and WWDC 2023

This week, we dissect the recently-launched Arc Boosts to try and understand what they're for and where they're going.

386: Designing with Grid Systems

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