We should be replaceable: how we can build timeless design systems
summary
Argues that making designers replaceable produces more durable systems and lays out specific practices: a GitHub-scale color system and a public Figma file, experiments with video/audio and pen‑and‑paper notes, pairing exercises like design ping pong, and small automation tools built with engineers to remove repetitive work. Documents conventions and versions, tells one anecdote about a scribbled process saving time, reports a 15‑person team workflow that creates a shared super brain and says these measures actually let work continue when people take breaks.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:40“Make yourself irreplaceable”
- 4:50About this talk
- 5:36Principles
- 14:08Documentation
- 19:43Collaboration
- 25:37Recap
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