Design Systems Librarian

I have beef with status emojis in component library Page names

When you should use variants VS creating separate components

3 reasons to use variables for validation styling (instead of variants)

When to use variants, component props, variables, or separate components

12 ways to make your Figma components more delightful to use

How to rescue your Figma file from the depths of hell and live to tell the tale

Design system process & planning

Coda Doctorate

Design Tokens and UI Component Architecture

Getting started with Product Board

Design System Bootcamp

Red Bear is a gay and veteran owned brewery in DC's NoMa neighborhood. They like how I draw things, and I like their beer! I've been illustrating custom artwork for them since 2018.

🍺 Beer labels

I try to make the best Figma components I can for my team. This means I have a lot of learning ahead of me! When I pick up valuable advice, strategies, and techniques, I write about them on my blog

✍️ My blog

I've got a theory that there's 7 different types of Figma components. I'm testing this out by building a component library for the product that has done the most good in my life: YNAB. I'm live streaming every moment on youtube

❖ YNAB Figma Component Library Build

I designed custom wordpress sites, branding, and promotional graphics for local businesses in the food and hospitality space.

Designer

I worked with UX researchers and other product designers to prototype and test new ideas. It was at this job when I began drifting into design operations. My team kindly encouraged me to follow this passion (thanks guys❤️)

Product design prototyper

I maintain Figma component libraries, build Coda Docs, run retros, tend to templates of all sorts, and host thrilling games of Yahtzee 🎲

Alice ❖ Packard

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