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John Lee at a podium beside a giant projected screen. Text on screen: WHY DESIGN SYSTEMS? Not all design systems are trying to solve the same problem Teams build design systems in service of different goals, and those goals shape every decision that follows. Design and experience consistency Faster iteration and development Make rebrands / refactors easier Drive external adoption Theming Alignment on patterns

John standing next to a screen with his bio and company logo named Elio

John Lee talking about Design Systems... giving a good primer on what they are and why they matter. Also how important naming conventions are. #wiadla #design4meaning

Richard Aragon The Architecture of Understanding How humans organize information from grocery stores to LLMs and what happens when no one's thinking about how it all fits together. #Designing4Meaning #wiad26

Text on slide: THE INSTINCT We organize to survive. Long before software, humans were already sorting the world into patterns we could use. Categorize Label Retrieve "Before we speak, we sort."

Richard stands at a podium. A projector screen shows a presentation slide.

Richard Aragon talking about IA (Information Architecture) and AI (You know this one) and how they intersect and run off one another. #wiadla #design4meaning

Excited to hear people speak at #WIADLA today at Art Center.

Kindness is a commodity that is in extremely short supply. Get it now before it's gone.

Thinking of opening a music themed ice cream shop. Every flavor is a pun of a band name. Cüstard Dü. Modest Moosetracks. Winterpol. Freeze-oh-na Apple. A-la-moda Shakes.

Please send me any more you can think of.

People talking about a moral high ground as if we haven't all been pulled down into the murky depths.

I will never ever ever buy white shoes. I don't get it.

Sending it all to you!

Saw a person walking today with a "Stay Human" hat on annd other than saying "nice hat" didn't have a chance to talk to him about the unraveling of society.

After that episode of Severance I'm about to have all the nightmares

The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

Just had a dream where Danny DeVito came over and we had a very great discussion about obfuscation of justice. Yes you read that correctly.

What a lovely river! Thanks for sharing.

Great! I'll send you the video when it's up. A friend said it was "the right amount of anger and the right amount of hope"

I thought it wasn't available until August!

On the wall is a slide titled IA manages change showing sitemaps and templates with an audience sitting attentively while Chris stands next to the projection.

Chris Becker dropping some knowledge about how simple IA artifacts like sitemaps can have numerous benefits across teams and lead to better system design. #WIADLA @wiadla.bsky.social

Audience looks at a screen with the words "Who are your users" with Lynn standing and speaking.

@lrb23.bsky.social about to drop some knowledge of how to level up your LI profile and make the algorithm work for you. Get to know your users (the algorithm and recruiters) #WIADLA @worldiaday.bsky.social

Panoramic of audience looking at a projected screen in a large open room with a wave-like wall above the crowd.

Here at #WIADLA
Vanya dropping some knowledge about how information architecture and evidence-based design is used in the design of physical spaces. In a beautiful space at Art Center South Campus in Pasadena.
#WIAD #InformationArchitecture #Architecture.

It's becoming all too easy to slip into a listlessness where there seems like there is nothing that can be done, nothing we can control. Start with one person. Ask how they're doing, share a laugh, give each other a hug if you are both into it. Make connections with other humans.

I wish you were here too. It's going to be fun they say. Be social they say. It's good for you they say. 😅

This is the way.

Or should I contact the conference organizers right now and apologize ahead of time for running over.

Anyone out there think I can deliver 71 slides in 30 minutes?

Graphic with a yellow to orange gradient background. Text, "The Anti-Ableist Manifesto 🇬🇧 UK Book Tour, March 2025. Thu 06, Unlearning Ableism Live Podcast | Virtual with Jamie Shields, Celia Chartres-Aris. Thu 13, Author panel | The Common Press, London with Rick Dove, guests. Thu 20, Author showcase | Naidex, Birmingham with John & Jade Reynolds, Pamela Aculey, Dr Amo Raju OBE DL. Fri 21, Panel on accessible fitness | CrossFit Shapsmiths, London with Brooke-Jade Millhouse, Patricia Walsh, Tom Peter. Sat 22, Book talk & signing | The Scarlett Letters, London with Liam O’Dell. Mon 24, Panel on disability entrepreneurship | LSE Generate, London with Kim To, Victoria Jenkins, Joseph Williams, Celia Chartres-Aris . Tue 25, Panel on disability inclusion at work | LSE The Inclusion Initiative, LSE with Dr Anne Theunissen, Praveen Kolluguri, Kate Nash OBE." In the bottom right, photo of Tiffany holding the UK copy of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto next to a white bubble with the text, "More event information at TiffanyYu.com/book."

The Anti-Ableist Manifesto is launching in the UK tomorrow (March 6)!

To celebrate, I’m hosting a series of events across London/ Birmingham, including book talks and panels on accessible fitness, disability entrepreneurship, and workplace inclusion.

tiffanyyu.com/book

Don't give up. There are still many of us out there who hold on. We are here.

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org

I feel like people should be micro-dosing the show instead of watching full episodes the way they hit.

I’m going to have to call out of work tomorrow after that episode of Severance.

An image of LeVar Burton as ‟Star Trek’s” Geordi La Forge holding up his hand with his head turned and eyebrows raised, signaling he does not want to hear any more, next to an image of Harrison Butker’s 2024 controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College. Below these, there’s another image of Geordi now with an approving nod and smile, pointing and signaling to continue, next to an image of Chris Kluwe speaking out against MAGA at a 2025 Huntington Beach city council meeting.

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