Ian Frost

I’ve said it before, but I think every U.S. citizen should get a free trip to 1 national park. Places like that put life into perspective.

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Wish I could say thanks and I love you to you too. But I can’t. I only have this.

Slowly returning to my computer today after some time off. For those of you that live in Montana, Oregon, Alberta, and British Columbia, you live in beautiful places. It was a good reminder to embrace our surroundings.

One of my favorite movie quotes: “It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark…and we're wearing sunglasses.”

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Picturing you staring at your kids like this…

Two people madly in love kissing at their wedding

10 Years ❤️

I love dumb humor

@ivansvlv.bsky.social my eye’s feeling a bit better thanks to your comment. Appreciate it!

🚀 After months of work, I'm thrilled to announce not 1, not 2, but THREE projects:

1. My new Atomic Design Certification Course is available for preorder!
2. Wake Up Excited! is my new podcast about living a creative, positive life
3. I'm relaunching my email newsletter

As the kids say, LETS GOOO!

Thanks for the kind words!

“Just Breathe” by Pearl Jam. Fingerpicking isn’t a drummer’s strong suit, so I just rolled with this.

Love living in a city that flies a giant pickle on a bridge

Our kid is obsessed with garbage trucks. These 20+ minute videos of the various ways garbage collectors dispose of trash is quite interesting.

I’ve had Mr. Big’s “To Be With You” stuck in my head all day. How’s your Monday going?

In our hometown, we celebrated Jolly July 3rd with fireworks and staticky versions of cheesy music. Now you get to celebrate with us with 25% off of our design tokens course through Monday. Sorry for not including the cheesy music.

Intro music to kid shows in the 90s were the best.

Is it really mowing the lawn if AC/DC or CCR doesn’t play in your headphones?

Dunno what kind of beatboxing you listen to. Haha.

Dad achievement unlocked: son is making impressive fart noises by using his mouth on my shoulder.

YouTube video by ShopTalk Show 670: Brad and Ian Frost on DesignTokensCourse.com

. @ian-frost.bsky.social and I had a great time providing some design tokens therapy to @davatron5000.bsky.social and @chriscoyier.net on @shoptalkshow.com youtu.be/NS51te_wx-s

A question I ask a lot when I work on design systems: “Does this decision make maintenance a pain in the ass?”

670: Brad and Ian Frost on Their New Design Tokens Course Brad and Ian stop by to chat about their new course, The Complete Guide to Design Tokens, what happens if you don’t use design tokens on projects, what the ideal outcome is for building and d…

Great podcast episode of ShopTalk Show with @bradfrost.com and @ian-frost.bsky.social to talk about design tokens and their new course. Thanks for the shout out to the new brands in Nord Design System, made possible by our design tokens.

Ian climbing rocks by the Atlantic Ocean in Portugal

Thinking about how amazing hiking the coast of Portugal was last month.

Looking to redesign my personal site and simplify the platform. Been a long while since I’ve updated. Thinking of using @11ty.dev to try to make @zachleat.com proud, but also was wondering if I’m missing anything else. Hoping to use my Vue DS component in a React wrapper within an Angular wrapper.

YouTube video by Team Coco Martin Short Thinks Conan Looks Like A “Freeze-Dried Prince Harry” | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

I watch this clip every time it comes up. These 3 comedy legends make me laugh so hard no matter how many times I have seen it. You feel like you’re on the couch there just watching your friends lay into each other and i love it. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qpt...

Always a pleasure talking (and playing music) with @davatron5000.bsky.social and @chriscoyier.net ! @bradfrost.com and I talk about design tokens (and there may even be a discount code in there for our course!)

Your reminder to:

1. Take a deep breath
2. Be grateful you’ve lived to take on another day.
3. Be positive and hopeful.
4. Reach out to someone.
5. Find at least 1 thing to enjoy in your life today.
6. Take another deep breath.

That is all.

Refresh Pittsburgh advertisement June 23, 2025 6-8PM

Great to see Refresh Pittsburgh making a comeback! If you’re in the Pittsburgh tech world, head to Bakery Square (with the great Yinzer parking garage voice) and hang out with cool folks on Monday, June 23!