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Just like electricity
Is it a component library? Is it a pattern guide? Is it a documentation site? No. Look closer. It is something bigger, heavier, and far more complex.
The Hidden Risks of Running a Complex Design System
A closer look at risks that can emerge as a design system grows across products, brands and platforms.
Stakeholder Management in Design Systems: What Actually Works
Design systems are never just about components, tokens, and Figma libraries. They’re about people with competing priorities and different goals.
Trust and Experience
As life moved on, I figured out those are only two types of learning but not mindsets for learning. Let's take a walk through my thoughts. There are only two mindsets of learning
Finding the balance
We had too many good players who wanted to lead. Everyone wanted a piece of the ball. Even though we tried different strategies, none worked. While walking out of the ground, the…
Us
Often I had complaints and expectations about my other half. I also got inspired by my surroundings and developed assumptions of love. But I forgot that every relationship is unique…
Anger
When I get angry, I do some work. With that rage, I get things done. The same goes for my wife. I’ve noticed that she cooks 2–3 dishes in a short period of time when pissed off.
Measurables of our life
Last week my brother fell ill. I was telling him that advice won’t matter and he needs to start measuring his health if he wants to improve it. The conversation made me think…
Timmy and Drake
Once upon a time, there was a well near the beach and there lived a frog named Timmy. The well had enough water for Timmy to swim. There were algae, insects to feed on and…
Conversations with God
The science in me started to find proof for everything that was written in the Bible. If I had told my students to develop blind faith and move on, they would walk my line. I…
Serve no one
I’d encourage you to know more about the person you admire to see which part of that person you serve. We need to serve an ideology or a solution or an environment. It’s part…
People, Process and Product
A system / company / environment always has three entities. There is a bunch of people using some process to make a product successful.
Into the abyss
The unknowns of our lives are forces or directions we have no clue about, yet we strive for them.
Using real sample data to make great designs
Helping you create a customized JSON file to generate product-related content.
Cute chaos
The right time is now and have one for all the chaos, crazy times and not for the cuteness. It’ll break you but you’ll love it.
The dream
We all have dreams in mind and often hear advice to follow them. Yet with every step that we take in life, our dream walks faster to the abyss. There must be some flaw in the…
30 days of a product designer
People around me often ask me what I do as a product designer. So I thought of writing it for them.
The most famous brand
Building yourself as a brand is not about doing a massive wardrobe change in a day. If that occurs, it’ll be inspired by the environment that our mind captured lately. None of…
The Enemy
You are truly incorruptible, aren’t you? Huh? You won’t kill me out of some misplaced sense of self-righteousness. And I won’t kill you because you’re just too much fun. I…
The moment
The best moments of my life that I’d like to have repeated over and over again.
You don’t forget to shit
We can never be late in shitting. We do it at the right time and let me be honest here, it feels good and relaxed when it’s done. If we’re late, it will not make us look good…
Assumptions
I once assumed that my friend was an anti-social guy. From the way he carries himself, I also assumed that he must be driving a mid-segment car. The real fact got revealed on my…
Letting your friends go
A hard decision to make rather than faking relationships and sticking to the close ones
Three magical words
A learning from my father which resonates even today. During my schooldays, I ignored them completely. The egoistic and boastful person in me thought of it as completely…
Listen. Think. Talk
Every conversation that we have is the beginning of a relationship. None of us can predict the growth of that relationship. There are three main parts of the body that we would…