One of the hardest parts about design systems work is that you have to treat it all like designing a blog – the work requires tiny, incremental improvements that build up over time instead of giant reinventions of the wheel that never ship. Saying “we need a good design system” – with the implication that we can...

23 days in IndonesiaLast November, I took a 3-week break from work and flew to Indonesia. I had 23 days, but Indonesia is an enormous country, so I decided I should explore the Islands of Java and Bali this time. (Yes, I say “this time” because I plan to go back!) I flew in to Jakarta on the 31st October. I spent 2...