Josh Tumath (on BSky and mastodon.social)
@JoshTumath
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Dev in the @BBC Design System team. CSSWG member. Here for CSS nerdery, design systems and Intrinsic Web Design. Also Christian and 日本語学習者. he/him
Salford, UK
Joined April 2009
Oh it's me. 😂.
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RT @webstandards: The State of the Browser 2024 videos are flying!. > Your channel got 1,998 views in the last 28 days. #SotB2024. https://….
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I'm hoping to help with minutes some day so I've been rehearsing writing them. I'm *very* glad @tabatkins was doing them today. The scope proximity issue was *very* complex for people to discuss. (2/2)
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I've been attending the CSSWG meetings for a number of weeks now. In the meetings, someone volunteers to take minutes and writes them on IRC. A bot posts our minutes on the GitHub issue we're discussing. (1/2).
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But you see the joy is in the journey and the people you meet along the way. Thank you @gerireid ! #Converge2024
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Analytical thinking and system thinking are both done when working on a design system. You can zoom in on a design and see how it won't scale. #Converge2024
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@Amy_Hupe @nathanacurtis Design systems offer a masterclass in navigating politics. Funnily enough, the skills required for an MP are remarkably similar to a design system team member. #Converge2024
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@Amy_Hupe @nathanacurtis And there's the politics of design systems because they cause organisational change. We crush your design dreams with our pedantic design choices. 😂 But we do give people a lot more to think about than what they're used to. #Converge2024
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@Amy_Hupe @nathanacurtis In a design system, you are always selling something. Situation: slow to maintain system.problem: too much to maintain.implication: design system! .payoff: woohoo! . Right? Learn to sell the real wins. Geri now has to sell those a11y wins. #Converge2024
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RT @donniedamato: Closing out #Converge2024 where @gerireid allows us to be our own @nathanacurtis 😅
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@Amy_Hupe @nathanacurtis Geri used to have a newsletter showing what the design system team was working on, but users just want a button. And stakeholders just want to see how the design system makes their job easier. So how you communicate was important. #Converge2024
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Next in our adventure, we need a wise mentor to take us on our way. As @Amy_Hupe said, 'Be the @nathanacurtis you want to see in the world.' #Converge2024
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How would you measure accessibility? Maybe number of test failures? The best metric is getting the CEO to watch one blind user struggle using your inaccessible product. Think about what data you have that actually will drive meaningful change? #Converge2024
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We also want to measure but you can't qualify the return on investment for a design system. Nothing accurately tells you how many hours a DS saves other than magic. But we do want to see how much it's helping people. #Converge2024
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Even for your own personal goals, not just a design system team, doing a roadmap is useful. Learn from the people around you! #Converge2024
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So what notes can we leave our future selves? We'll start with the call to adventure. #Converge2024
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We're going to explore the story of Hyperspace where a creepy old mind invites you to his house to join him in hyperspace. 😬 As a kid, Geri used to leave herself notes about which path in the story is the wrong one. #Converge2024
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