Regular Foundry readers know that Sparkbox has been deeply engaged with design system thinking for many years.
Maybe you’ve taken the Design System Maturity Assessment, or attended one of our many design system UnConference sessions. Now we’re deepening our commitment to the topic by sponsoring and sharing Ben Callahan’s “The Question” series. Ben is a founder of Sparkbox and a leader in the design system space. The Question is a platform that allows Ben to bring the design system community together to explore specific issues and developments. You’ll find episode one below, and we’ll continue to add new episodes as they’re available.
If you have ideas for new topics or questions about how Sparkbox can help with your design system, please reach out directly to ben@sparkbox.com.
Episode 001: Product Design vs. Systems Design, with Michelle Walton
In Episode 001 of The Question, Ben. is joined by Michelle Walton to discuss the differences between System Designer and Product Designer roles and some of the characteristics that serve each of these roles best.
Episode 002: Starting a Design System, Inside Out vs Outside In
In Episode 002 of The Question, Ben explores the pros and cons of starting your design system from the inside out vs the outside in.
Episode 003: Design System Team Makeup with Jarvis Moore
In Episode 003 of The Question, Ben is joined by Jarvis Moore to discuss the variety of ways organizations are structuring their design system teams and the pros and cons of each.
Episode 004: Design System Communication Strategies with Molly Covert
In Episode 004 of The Question, Ben is joined by Molly Covert to dig into the variety of ways design system teams are exploring to better communicate with their consumers.
Episode 005: How Much of a Design System Rascal are You? with Dan Mall
In Episode 005 of The Question, Ben is joined by Dan Mall to explore when it’s ok to break the rules of your organization in service of your design system.
Episode 006: Fixing Design System Contribution with Ness Grixti
In Episode 006 of The Question, Ben is joined by Ness Grixti to explore ways to fix design system contribution.
Episode 007: Multi-Platform Design Systems with Jesse Gardner
In Episode 007 of The Question, Ben is joined by Jesse Gardner to explore how teams are solving the challenges of multi-platform design systems.
