RT @SpotifyEng: In a recent collaboration, our squads joined forces on a project to uplevel the #accessibility of @Spotify's #design system….

Journey up and through a cosmic soundscape of Ambient, Dance, and Electronic in our latest Zoned playlist. 🛸. This 44th edition has been curated by @faithymc, who edits the Spotify Design blog. Resist shuffle on this one! . Find all our playlists here: 👽

Ever feel overwhelmed when you're standing on the precipice of a big design project? ☝️ . With so much information to gather and understand, it’s hard to know where to start. On the blog, Ashley shares her top tips for navigating the discovery phase. 🔎

Localization is just translation, right?. Wrong!. At Spotify, localization involves. 🌏 Getting to know our listeners.🌎 Understanding local cultures.🌍 Gaining insight into user behaviors and market nuances. Pick up tips for your own design practice:

The wait is over! The blog post many of you have requested is here. In "Can I get an Encore? Spotify’s Design System, Three Years On", @shaunbent and @iamtyce share 6 key lessons the Encore team have learned over the last three years. Check it out here:

Zoned 43 is full of freshly squeezed sounds for your morning smoothie. Ripe with Indie, Folk and Jazz selections, this fruity playlist is curated by Senior Product Designer @bexmoores. 🍒 . Favorite track? DOPE LEMON – Marinade. Very apt. 🍋 Press play:

What’s unique about designing for a cultural moment? . We put this question to three Spotifiers in this month’s 3×3. From hosting tone-of-voice workshops to letting go of perceptions, read our community’s musings on the blog.

A two-year journey, 10 teams, three design sprints, and four A/B tests. While the change from web page to web player may seem simple, it was easier said than done. Dig into the design process and find out what Alex and her team learned along the way.

Curated by Senior Product Designer @iamfabiano, Zoned 42 rides the waves of Brazilian, Disco, and Electro – with a little Trap and Latin Urbano in the mix for good measure. Whether you're focusing or getting ready for the club, this playlist is a vibe. 🎧

Q: How do we make Spotify relevant for everyone who uses our app? .A: Localization!. On the blog, two experts walk you through what localization is, how it works at Spotify, and gift you some actionable tips on how to design with global users in mind. 🎁

A little glimpse of our latest tool: Performance Cards. 👁️ . When designing for people who live across the globe from you, understanding context is key. 💭 . Read how we use these at Spotify and download your copy of the @figma file here: ✨

It's official, #SpotifyWrapped is here! 🥳. Last year we asked three of our designers what they found most surprising about their Wrapped experience. Head to the blog to read:

Introducing our latest free tool: Performance Cards. ✨ . Do you design products for markets that have significant technological differences? These cards will help you challenge your perceptions and design for your users with empathy. 💛 . Download here 👉

Fuel your Monday motivation with a heady dose of Boogie, Soul, and Disco, courtesy of UX Writer @1aura1opez's Zoned 41 playlist. It's full of lost musical gems from across the globe that graced the dance floors of yesterday. Lap it up via the Listen hub:

While many designers at Spotify identify as generalists, some have chosen to meander down the specialist path. 👣 . In "Finding your T-Shape as a Specialist Designer", a UX Motion Designer and Senior Art Director share their career journeys.

"We’re not just bigger in our number of people in design, but we’ve grown so much in the complexity of our design org, types of designers, and our needs." – Kamdyn Moore on scaling Spotify's design ops team. Check our the full interview:

You're invited. In "Backstage Tickets to the World of Service Design at Spotify", three practitioners take you behind the red rope of service design. Find out what service designers do at Spotify, who they serve and how they go about doing it.

How do you keep honing your craft in the ever-changing industry of design? . Keeping up with the latest tools, trends, and techniques is exhausting. so we asked three Spotifiers to share how they spend their energy to stay relevant. Head here to read 👉

Spanning geographies and genres, Zoned 40 is a playlist made for late nights in late summer, curated by Product Designer @cissabo. Whatever season you're in, these Brazilian, Soul, and Indie beats will have you humming away during focus time. Tune in: 🎧

What were your big #MomentsofClarity from @Clarity_conf? Share them today by 1PM central time and you might just get your hands on some Spotify Design swag.