Josh Harwood
@noworries.nz
Husband, Dad, Nerd. Design Systems Lead, Design Technologist 🇳🇿🇬🇧
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So @figma.com Figma Make AI can't access your Figma file directly OR use any Code Connect mapping?
I'm really disappointed the input in Figma Make is limited to text/image.
Seems bonkers we can't provide a direct link to a page/selection/node like we can in Figma MCP. Hope this is on the roadmap
I'm really disappointed the input in Figma Make is limited to text/image.
Seems bonkers we can't provide a direct link to a page/selection/node like we can in Figma MCP. Hope this is on the roadmap
September 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So @figma.com Figma Make AI can't access your Figma file directly OR use any Code Connect mapping?
I'm really disappointed the input in Figma Make is limited to text/image.
Seems bonkers we can't provide a direct link to a page/selection/node like we can in Figma MCP. Hope this is on the roadmap
I'm really disappointed the input in Figma Make is limited to text/image.
Seems bonkers we can't provide a direct link to a page/selection/node like we can in Figma MCP. Hope this is on the roadmap
Reposted by Josh Harwood
Time is almost up!
Happy Monday, system nerds. You have until Wed at Noon EST to answer The Core Sample (an industry-wide, #designsystem pulse survey).
I want to hear how you're doing. 💚
We'll unpack it at The Redwoods Quarterly, but we need your help to make it happen.
bit.ly/TheCoreSampl...
Happy Monday, system nerds. You have until Wed at Noon EST to answer The Core Sample (an industry-wide, #designsystem pulse survey).
I want to hear how you're doing. 💚
We'll unpack it at The Redwoods Quarterly, but we need your help to make it happen.
bit.ly/TheCoreSampl...
September 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Time is almost up!
Happy Monday, system nerds. You have until Wed at Noon EST to answer The Core Sample (an industry-wide, #designsystem pulse survey).
I want to hear how you're doing. 💚
We'll unpack it at The Redwoods Quarterly, but we need your help to make it happen.
bit.ly/TheCoreSampl...
Happy Monday, system nerds. You have until Wed at Noon EST to answer The Core Sample (an industry-wide, #designsystem pulse survey).
I want to hear how you're doing. 💚
We'll unpack it at The Redwoods Quarterly, but we need your help to make it happen.
bit.ly/TheCoreSampl...
Experimenting with Notebook LLM, pasted a JSON snippet of some #designtoken data and the generated source name surprised me:
"Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the US Economy"
Google AI must be a bit preoccupied with other conversations 🤷♂️
"Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the US Economy"
Google AI must be a bit preoccupied with other conversations 🤷♂️
September 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Experimenting with Notebook LLM, pasted a JSON snippet of some #designtoken data and the generated source name surprised me:
"Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the US Economy"
Google AI must be a bit preoccupied with other conversations 🤷♂️
"Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the US Economy"
Google AI must be a bit preoccupied with other conversations 🤷♂️
Reposted by Josh Harwood
This is a phenomenal resource for any #designsystem folks out there. So many brilliant talks and podcasts available here! Bookmark this one for sure. Well done, team!
Big news for the design systems community! 📢
We've added podcasts to designsystems.media
1,000+ videos and podcasts in the library!
Finding content just got way easier, search by speaker and topic!
Shout out to @zeroheight.com for their support!
designsystems.media/podcast 📷
#designsystems
We've added podcasts to designsystems.media
1,000+ videos and podcasts in the library!
Finding content just got way easier, search by speaker and topic!
Shout out to @zeroheight.com for their support!
designsystems.media/podcast 📷
#designsystems
June 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This is a phenomenal resource for any #designsystem folks out there. So many brilliant talks and podcasts available here! Bookmark this one for sure. Well done, team!
Massive update for designsystems.media, now with podcasts! 🎧
1000+ design systems videos and podcasts, indexed with topics and speakers
1000+ design systems videos and podcasts, indexed with topics and speakers
Big news for the design systems community! 📢
We've added podcasts to designsystems.media
1,000+ videos and podcasts in the library!
Finding content just got way easier, search by speaker and topic!
Shout out to @zeroheight.com for their support!
designsystems.media/podcast 📷
#designsystems
We've added podcasts to designsystems.media
1,000+ videos and podcasts in the library!
Finding content just got way easier, search by speaker and topic!
Shout out to @zeroheight.com for their support!
designsystems.media/podcast 📷
#designsystems
June 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Massive update for designsystems.media, now with podcasts! 🎧
1000+ design systems videos and podcasts, indexed with topics and speakers
1000+ design systems videos and podcasts, indexed with topics and speakers
Reposted by Josh Harwood
Series 2 of Systems of Harm… things are happening 👀
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, series 1 is still available to listen to on all the main podcasting platforms.
I talked to 6 brilliant guests about how design systems fit into wider systemic harm.
open.spotify.com/show/5qXmICc...
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, series 1 is still available to listen to on all the main podcasting platforms.
I talked to 6 brilliant guests about how design systems fit into wider systemic harm.
open.spotify.com/show/5qXmICc...
Systems of Harm
Podcast · Amy Hupe · Design systems are the systems of tools, processes and practices that we use to create digital products, like websites and applications. But can design systems play a role in perp...
open.spotify.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Series 2 of Systems of Harm… things are happening 👀
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, series 1 is still available to listen to on all the main podcasting platforms.
I talked to 6 brilliant guests about how design systems fit into wider systemic harm.
open.spotify.com/show/5qXmICc...
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, series 1 is still available to listen to on all the main podcasting platforms.
I talked to 6 brilliant guests about how design systems fit into wider systemic harm.
open.spotify.com/show/5qXmICc...
We hit 700 videos on designsystems.media today! 🥳
May 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
We hit 700 videos on designsystems.media today! 🥳
Gutted @mozilla.org shutting down pocket.com - one of the main reasons I just bought a new Kobo 😞
www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
Pocket
pocket.com
May 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Gutted @mozilla.org shutting down pocket.com - one of the main reasons I just bought a new Kobo 😞
www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
Faux news: Google Meet is rolling out "Emotion Recognition" overlays, only available for People Leaders at this stage
May 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Faux news: Google Meet is rolling out "Emotion Recognition" overlays, only available for People Leaders at this stage
We're hiring a Design Technologist at Xero.com to supercharge our prototyping capabilities and bring ideas to life through expert front-end and design skills.
If this sounds like your kind of role, check it out!
Locations: New Zealand, Australia
Type: Onsite, Hybrid, Remote
Links in thread 🧵
If this sounds like your kind of role, check it out!
Locations: New Zealand, Australia
Type: Onsite, Hybrid, Remote
Links in thread 🧵
Accounting Software for Small Businesses
Xero online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today.
Xero.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We're hiring a Design Technologist at Xero.com to supercharge our prototyping capabilities and bring ideas to life through expert front-end and design skills.
If this sounds like your kind of role, check it out!
Locations: New Zealand, Australia
Type: Onsite, Hybrid, Remote
Links in thread 🧵
If this sounds like your kind of role, check it out!
Locations: New Zealand, Australia
Type: Onsite, Hybrid, Remote
Links in thread 🧵
We’re hiring a Senior Front-End Engineer for our Design Systems team!
Location: New Zealand (Hybrid/Remote).
Help shape the future of Xero, building scalable and accessible UI components to improve life for small businesses and accountants.
jobs.lever.co/xero/bc60245...
Location: New Zealand (Hybrid/Remote).
Help shape the future of Xero, building scalable and accessible UI components to improve life for small businesses and accountants.
jobs.lever.co/xero/bc60245...
Xero - Senior Front-End Engineer - Design Systems
About the team At Xero, the XUI team builds and maintains the core UI components and guidelines that power a consistent user experience for millions globally. We collaborate with product teams to ensu...
jobs.lever.co
May 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We’re hiring a Senior Front-End Engineer for our Design Systems team!
Location: New Zealand (Hybrid/Remote).
Help shape the future of Xero, building scalable and accessible UI components to improve life for small businesses and accountants.
jobs.lever.co/xero/bc60245...
Location: New Zealand (Hybrid/Remote).
Help shape the future of Xero, building scalable and accessible UI components to improve life for small businesses and accountants.
jobs.lever.co/xero/bc60245...
Shout out to @zeroheight.com for sponsoring DesignSystems.media 🙌🔥
May 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Shout out to @zeroheight.com for sponsoring DesignSystems.media 🙌🔥
Reposted by Josh Harwood
I wrote about design system documentation. It may be one of, if not the most important thing a team can do–as long as the documentation is good.
pjonori.blog/posts/design...
pjonori.blog/posts/design...
Design system documentation is essential–as long as it’s good
pjonori.blog
April 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I wrote about design system documentation. It may be one of, if not the most important thing a team can do–as long as the documentation is good.
pjonori.blog/posts/design...
pjonori.blog/posts/design...
I like this new Chrome update, letting me know how long I've left these tabs open. I'm usually hitting triple digits with tabs on mobile 😅
April 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I like this new Chrome update, letting me know how long I've left these tabs open. I'm usually hitting triple digits with tabs on mobile 😅
FWIW - I'm am very excited about Code Connects potential... BUT (giant, enormous but) I am really conscious that it is very brittle 🌶️ 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
FWIW - I'm am very excited about Code Connects potential... BUT (giant, enormous but) I am really conscious that it is very brittle 🌶️ 🧵
I'm not a rabbit expert, but that is definitely the BACK of a rabbit in this colouring competition 🐰🤣
Local business throwing a real bunny curve ball at the kids this Easter 🖍️
Local business throwing a real bunny curve ball at the kids this Easter 🖍️
April 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I'm not a rabbit expert, but that is definitely the BACK of a rabbit in this colouring competition 🐰🤣
Local business throwing a real bunny curve ball at the kids this Easter 🖍️
Local business throwing a real bunny curve ball at the kids this Easter 🖍️
Reposted by Josh Harwood
another issue of the Design Systems News curated newsletter is in the hopper.
If you're wanting a (almost) weekly newsletter of some of the best links to articles, tutorials, tools, examples, and more then you can sign up here:
news.design.systems
🙏🖤
#DesignSystems #WebDev #WebDesign
If you're wanting a (almost) weekly newsletter of some of the best links to articles, tutorials, tools, examples, and more then you can sign up here:
news.design.systems
🙏🖤
#DesignSystems #WebDev #WebDesign
Design Systems News
A publication full of interesting, relevant, and curated links.
news.design.systems
April 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
another issue of the Design Systems News curated newsletter is in the hopper.
If you're wanting a (almost) weekly newsletter of some of the best links to articles, tutorials, tools, examples, and more then you can sign up here:
news.design.systems
🙏🖤
#DesignSystems #WebDev #WebDesign
If you're wanting a (almost) weekly newsletter of some of the best links to articles, tutorials, tools, examples, and more then you can sign up here:
news.design.systems
🙏🖤
#DesignSystems #WebDev #WebDesign
@donnie.damato.design getting fired up for his next #designsystem blog post 🔥
April 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
@donnie.damato.design getting fired up for his next #designsystem blog post 🔥
Delivering tokens to production, one way or another 😏
April 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Delivering tokens to production, one way or another 😏
Reposted by Josh Harwood
📣📣 Important updates from Design Systems Community Chapter New Zealand
🚀 We have moved to a new community platform
Join us on Guild guild.host/dscc_nzl
🪦 We are closing the DSCC NZ group on meetup
(tl;dr too expensive)
📆 Next DSCC NZ event planned for 9 May (12-1pm)
More info coming out soon!
🚀 We have moved to a new community platform
Join us on Guild guild.host/dscc_nzl
🪦 We are closing the DSCC NZ group on meetup
(tl;dr too expensive)
📆 Next DSCC NZ event planned for 9 May (12-1pm)
More info coming out soon!
Design Systems Community Chapter New Zealand | Guild
Welcome to Design Systems Community Chapter (DSCC) New Zealand
Design Systems Community helps bring people together to share ways of workin
guild.host
April 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
📣📣 Important updates from Design Systems Community Chapter New Zealand
🚀 We have moved to a new community platform
Join us on Guild guild.host/dscc_nzl
🪦 We are closing the DSCC NZ group on meetup
(tl;dr too expensive)
📆 Next DSCC NZ event planned for 9 May (12-1pm)
More info coming out soon!
🚀 We have moved to a new community platform
Join us on Guild guild.host/dscc_nzl
🪦 We are closing the DSCC NZ group on meetup
(tl;dr too expensive)
📆 Next DSCC NZ event planned for 9 May (12-1pm)
More info coming out soon!
PSA: Figma measurements and annotations are for _paid seats only_ 💰
It's great to see new features arriving so frequently, but do check your developers have paid seats _before_ you get excited to use this particular feature.
help.figma.com/hc/en-us/art...
It's great to see new features arriving so frequently, but do check your developers have paid seats _before_ you get excited to use this particular feature.
help.figma.com/hc/en-us/art...
a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease
Alt: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease
media.tenor.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
PSA: Figma measurements and annotations are for _paid seats only_ 💰
It's great to see new features arriving so frequently, but do check your developers have paid seats _before_ you get excited to use this particular feature.
help.figma.com/hc/en-us/art...
It's great to see new features arriving so frequently, but do check your developers have paid seats _before_ you get excited to use this particular feature.
help.figma.com/hc/en-us/art...
Reposted by Josh Harwood
I physically twitch every time someone says they want to bring users “delight.”
Like Steve this is accounting software, no one is delighted to be here
Like Steve this is accounting software, no one is delighted to be here
February 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I physically twitch every time someone says they want to bring users “delight.”
Like Steve this is accounting software, no one is delighted to be here
Like Steve this is accounting software, no one is delighted to be here
Reposted by Josh Harwood
Our hearts ache for everyone impacted by the LA wildfires.
Design systems extraordinaire Elyse Holladay set up a fund to help feed displaced people. Consider making a donation!
We're donating $50 of every preorder of our design tokens course to the cause. More info:
bradfrost.com/blog/post/do...
Design systems extraordinaire Elyse Holladay set up a fund to help feed displaced people. Consider making a donation!
We're donating $50 of every preorder of our design tokens course to the cause. More info:
bradfrost.com/blog/post/do...
Donating to LA Fire Support
Like everyone else, the tragic wildfires ravaging Los Angeles area make our hearts ache. We feel for all of our friends, industry pals, and everyone who has been impacted by the fires.
LA-based des...
bradfrost.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our hearts ache for everyone impacted by the LA wildfires.
Design systems extraordinaire Elyse Holladay set up a fund to help feed displaced people. Consider making a donation!
We're donating $50 of every preorder of our design tokens course to the cause. More info:
bradfrost.com/blog/post/do...
Design systems extraordinaire Elyse Holladay set up a fund to help feed displaced people. Consider making a donation!
We're donating $50 of every preorder of our design tokens course to the cause. More info:
bradfrost.com/blog/post/do...
Reposted by Josh Harwood
Reminding you all that aria-label overwrites.
<span aria-label="Price">€30</span>
This changes the accessible name to "Price". It does not concatenate.
<span aria-label="Price">€30</span>
This changes the accessible name to "Price". It does not concatenate.
December 4, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Reminding you all that aria-label overwrites.
<span aria-label="Price">€30</span>
This changes the accessible name to "Price". It does not concatenate.
<span aria-label="Price">€30</span>
This changes the accessible name to "Price". It does not concatenate.
Reposted by Josh Harwood
The next release is still a few weeks out but we couldn't wait to show this off.
Our astigmatism simulators are getting an amazing upgrade, courtesy of some wild CSS magic by Cubiq.dev and it looks amazing 😍
Our astigmatism simulators are getting an amazing upgrade, courtesy of some wild CSS magic by Cubiq.dev and it looks amazing 😍
November 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The next release is still a few weeks out but we couldn't wait to show this off.
Our astigmatism simulators are getting an amazing upgrade, courtesy of some wild CSS magic by Cubiq.dev and it looks amazing 😍
Our astigmatism simulators are getting an amazing upgrade, courtesy of some wild CSS magic by Cubiq.dev and it looks amazing 😍