We just walked our new collaborator through some HTML basics, and her reaction of seeing Hello World change to Hello World was PRICELESS.
The Web is magic. The Web will always be magic.
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brad_frost
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Design system consultant, web designer, speaker, writer, musician, & artist. Author of Atomic Design. Enthusiasm enthusiast.
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I can't stop thinking about how funny this would have been. #Artemis #splashdown
"The internet you grew up on isn’t dying. A commercial veneer glued on top of it is."
The Boring Internet by @tg@indieweb.social https://www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-internet
Phenomenal essay and beautiful bit of web design.
And @tg@indieweb.social, your music is beautifully badass!
COLLABORATING AND MAKING WEBSITES LIKE IT'S 1999 (in the best way possible.)
It feels so good to actually work in a genuinely creative, collaborative way. No Jira tickets, no Agile nonsense, no handovers, no artifacts, no review, no horseshit.
Believe it or not, it is ABSOLUTELY still possible to work this way on big, important, and meaningful projects. But we've let these muscles atrophy for a very, very long time. It's time to rebuild them.
Somewhere along the way, I realized I’ve met 6 year olds who are wiser than 60 year olds, and 60 year olds who live with the vigor of 16 year olds. Numerical age doesn’t mean shit; your perspective is all that matters.
How to prank an 8 year old on her birthday.
Happiness is a clean garage.
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There was no talk about business value, GitHub issues, stakeholder alignment, or developer handoff. I simply got to articulate the sheer magic that is coding, the magic that is the World Wide Web, the magic that is having ideas, the magic of bringing those ideas to life, and the magic of creating things with other people.
Thank you, coding club. Thank you, World Wide Web. Thank you, code.
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The gravity of the day is only now sinking in, and I choked up as I wrote this. Ella generally knows what I do, and often sees me staring at a glowing rectangle far more than I'd like.
But today I got to share my world — this world of code that I've been immersed in for nearly all of my life — with my daughter, her peers, and teachers. I got to proudly show off Ella's own coded creations, and got to see everyone's delight in collaborating to make something fun together.
Thanks to my inquisitive daughter, today I learned there is a glacier on the equator. The lowest recorded temperature at the equator was -25°C (-13°F) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayambe_(volcano)
💥OH MY GOSH, I FINISHED RECORDING AND PUBLISHING THE COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS OF BUILDING A DESIGN SYSTEM IN CODE FOR MY ATOMIC DESIGN COURSE! https://atomicdesigncourse.com/
What's the German word for when you have really important work to do and then the electric company arrives to shut off your power for several hours?
I’m dropping in to talk to on my 8-year-old’s school coding club tomorrow.
What should I talk to them about: Webpack config or end-to-end testing frameworks?
But seriously, what would you say to a group of 8 year olds about coding?
Just another day in ol' Brad Frost's inbox.
I read the email and I was like "what the hell are they talking about?" and then I went to my blog and had a good laugh (https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/please-hammer-dont-hurt-em/)
Long live blogging. Long live sharing stupid ideas. Love live the open web.
I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to check out the epic March Mad CSS: https://madcss.com/ How freaking fun!
The final is happening right now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rOUgT7HK5k
I can't wait to revisit this once I'm through my own grind.
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This experience conjures up all sorts of thoughts and feelings, which I'll save for another day. But I do think that this exemplifies what I'm calling The Creative Infinite. https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-creative-infinite/
We can interact with our ideas seconds/minutes after we think of them. It's truly wild.
Just another in ol’ Brad Frost’s inbox.
“Hello, earth puppies” will now be my go-to greeting for Zoom calls.
💥 I had an absolute blast talking with badass artist, designer, Gemma O'Brien on the latest episode of Wake Up Excited! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYnjdsnvLTQ
We discuss neuroaesthetics, flow states, creative intuition, the intersection of art and science, how optimism is a superpower, arts therapy, and stepping outside your comfort zone!
If you could use a healthy dose of creative inspiration and inspiration in your life, you should subscribe to the show! Audio: https://podcast.wakeupexcited.show/subscribe
This beat is NUTS. I had to give it a try: https://youtube.com/shorts/rau8J2cowR4?si=bsDtcOhIC0mY0WTM
Wanna know how Ella is truly my daughter? We were cracking up at the idea of handing out shrimp cocktail to dip into Fun Dip for her Valentines Day school party.
It was SUCH A TREAT to talk with Jem Gold about AI, design systems, and creativity in this new agentic era. We cover a ton of ground in our conversation, and Jem showed off some pretty incredibly demos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hApvw3YNVwQ
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Easily my favorite groove of all time. https://youtube.com/shorts/OI9JfxRtl-s?si=xUkt63qLMoBFih2f
Sunday Morning by No Doubt Drum Cover: https://youtu.be/ykoDhvLhbqM
🟠 A Designer’s Thoughts About This Moment in AI: https://youtu.be/47gRTjCtQXE?si=07irOMFeyK82snDV
🎙️ On the latest episode of Wake Up Excited!, I talk with Ukrainian design leader Mike Rybachuk about living a positive and purposeful life, even when his home country is under attack:
https://youtu.be/QrKWM_i4R5Q?si=Xt4scXWF68kX1b4L https://podcast.wakeupexcited.show/11
We're excited to announce live AI & Design Systems Jam Sessions with our course community! https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/announcing-live-ai-design-systems-jam-sessions/
Join us live to get connected, get inspired, get unstuck, get feedback, swap notes, and nerd out with other passionate practitioners. These sessions are exclusive for folks who preorder the course, so join us for these sessions and a whole lot more! https://aianddesign.systems/#order
My daughter doesn’t appreciate my enthusiasm for 90s techno. https://youtube.com/shorts/urWz1Ta9oZM?si=PtCHqvkQ834w43lf
@redcrew@mstdn.social there have been a ton of goldfinches around so far this season
About to share an amazing, inspirational conversation. Follow my:
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📙 I had the (EXCLUSIVE! FIRST LOOK! HOT OFF THE PRESS!) privilege of digging into the new Storybook
MCP with Dominic Nguyen.
He gave a live demo of Storybook MCP in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcDN-rOZI4c
It was really awesome to see years and years of hard-earned experience, knowledge, & features come together to serve this new era. The freaking power of open source software! Just incredible.
Check out our whole conversation about this "scaredxiting" moment in time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbr4qyuG1Zc&t=2s
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@bramus I think it's my favorite Daft Punk album. Just raw energy and remixing their own music showcases their incredible musical talent.
I'll be sharing some pretty wild work with my newsletter subscribers later today. Sign up here: https://bradfrost.com/newsletter/
If you want to have more _good_ "holy shit" moments in your work, check out our online courses:
◉ AI & Design Systems Course — https://aianddesign.systems
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What songs should we play at our jam session tonight?
🎨 I redesigned my website without touching my keyboard…all while painting a mural: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/i-redesigned-my-website-without-touching-my-keyboard-all-while-painting-a-mural/
♾️ The Creative Infinite https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-creative-infinite/
Never before in human history has it been possible for anyone to simply ask for something to exist, and then it just…exists.
What’s something inspirational your receive in the mail?
I have a bit of an update on life and work:
youtube.com/watch?v=cF21KbWfucw&feature=youtu.be
✎ Here's a message I shared in our community's Slack this morning that paints a picture of the type of environment we're trying to foster: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/fostering-community/
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@bramus It's such a badass album! (Also I think I misattributed you on the recommendation; sorry about that!)
A glimpse into Brad Frost Web course customer service
Need to bang on some drums. What album should I play to? https://coldalbumdrumming.com/
Holy smokes. We had quite the privilege of closing out the epic Into Design Systems conference on Friday night, and I'm glad it felt like our talk was well received.
After all of that hard work, I needed to redirect some energy so went downstairs to play some drums. I accidentally ended up playing the entirety of one of my favorite albums: Alive 2007 by Daft Punk.
What songs should we play at our jam session tonight?