Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 30/09/2026Would love to see more Notebook functionality, I use it daily and the sync to cloud feels so rudimentary. Even just having the page background and ratio would be an improvement. Thanks 100
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/02/2026Excited to share I'll be speaking at "Design Systems with @figma.com : Sydney" on 5th March. I'll be talking about how we build design systems at Xero ✨ See you there! Register to our spot now: figma.bot/4tv0qAlfigma.botDesign Systems with Figma: SydneyThe way we build is changing fast. Design systems are more essential than ever. Join Figma and the design systems community for this in-person event on March 5th. 070
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 15/09/2025Yeah I found a Figma PM left a comment about Make/MCP integration but I wasn't clear about the capability of it, whether it will let you reference a design file using MCP and also lookup Code Connect and use your own React components 130
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 14/09/2025Submitted to the "Suggest a feature" forum: forum.figma.com/suggest-a-fe...forum.figma.comEnable Figma design URLs in Figma Make prompts | Figma ForumEnable Figma Links (page/selection/node) in prompts for Figma Make.Figma Make should be able to connect to our design files and reference the design instead of relying on an image. Using Figma URL int... 010
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 14/09/2025So @figma.com Figma Make AI can't access your Figma file directly OR use any Code Connect mapping? I'm really disappointed the input in Figma Make is limited to text/image. Seems bonkers we can't provide a direct link to a page/selection/node like we can in Figma MCP. Hope this is on the roadmap 210
Reposted by Josh HarwoodBen Callahan @bencallahan.com · 08/09/2025Time is almost up! Happy Monday, system nerds. You have until Wed at Noon EST to answer The Core Sample (an industry-wide, #designsystem pulse survey). I want to hear how you're doing. 💚 We'll unpack it at The Redwoods Quarterly, but we need your help to make it happen. bit.ly/TheCoreSampl... 011
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 08/09/2025Experimenting with Notebook LLM, pasted a JSON snippet of some #designtoken data and the generated source name surprised me: "Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the US Economy" Google AI must be a bit preoccupied with other conversations 🤷♂️ 010
Reposted by Josh HarwoodBen Callahan @bencallahan.com · 23/06/2025This is a phenomenal resource for any #designsystem folks out there. So many brilliant talks and podcasts available here! Bookmark this one for sure. Well done, team! 061
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 23/06/2025Massive update for designsystems.media, now with podcasts! 🎧 1000+ design systems videos and podcasts, indexed with topics and speakers 060
Reposted by Josh HarwoodAmy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Series 2 of Systems of Harm… things are happening 👀 If you have no idea what I’m talking about, series 1 is still available to listen to on all the main podcasting platforms. I talked to 6 brilliant guests about how design systems fit into wider systemic harm. open.spotify.com/show/5qXmICc...open.spotify.comSystems of HarmPodcast · Amy Hupe · Design systems are the systems of tools, processes and practices that we use to create digital products, like websites and applications. But can design systems play a role in perp... 5387
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 27/05/2025We hit 700 videos on designsystems.media today! 🥳designsystems.mediaDesignSystems.mediaA curated collection of design systems content 062
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 22/05/2025Gutted @mozilla.org shutting down pocket.com - one of the main reasons I just bought a new Kobo 😞 www.theverge.com/news/672924/...pocket.comPocket 130
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 20/05/2025Faux news: Google Meet is rolling out "Emotion Recognition" overlays, only available for People Leaders at this stage 220
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 13/05/2025Role: Design Technologist Organisation: Xero Location: New Zealand, Australia Work Type: Onsite, Hybrid, Remote New Zealand listing: jobs.lever.co/xero/152ca98... Australia listing: jobs.lever.co/xero/dd5ce1a...jobs.lever.coXero - Design TechnologistOur Design Team Our Design team at Xero brings together a diverse range of skills, including digital product design, content design, and visual design, all focused on crafting beautiful and effective ... 010
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 13/05/2025We're hiring a Design Technologist at Xero.com to supercharge our prototyping capabilities and bring ideas to life through expert front-end and design skills. If this sounds like your kind of role, check it out! Locations: New Zealand, Australia Type: Onsite, Hybrid, Remote Links in thread 🧵xero.comAccounting Software for Small BusinessesXero online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today. 132
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 12/05/2025We’re hiring a Senior Front-End Engineer for our Design Systems team! Location: New Zealand (Hybrid/Remote). Help shape the future of Xero, building scalable and accessible UI components to improve life for small businesses and accountants. jobs.lever.co/xero/bc60245...jobs.lever.coXero - Senior Front-End Engineer - Design SystemsAbout the team At Xero, the XUI team builds and maintains the core UI components and guidelines that power a consistent user experience for millions globally. We collaborate with product teams to ensu... 0164
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 07/05/2025Shout out to @zeroheight.com for sponsoring DesignSystems.media 🙌🔥designsystems.mediaDesignSystems.mediaA curated collection of design systems content 041
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 06/05/2025Next steps, a neck tattoo and writing everyone's name on their mug and getting it wrong 020
Reposted by Josh HarwoodPJ Onori @pjonori.com · 28/04/2025I wrote about design system documentation. It may be one of, if not the most important thing a team can do–as long as the documentation is good. pjonori.blog/posts/design...pjonori.blogDesign system documentation is essential–as long as it’s good 1214
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/04/2025I often share this one about design system rules, the reference is getting old already 020
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/04/2025I like this new Chrome update, letting me know how long I've left these tabs open. I'm usually hitting triple digits with tabs on mobile 😅 160
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/04/2025A. I thought of it as the colour intensity, lighter end is less intense 030
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 11/04/2025**Risks** - You get zero benefit for all the setup time and effort because of the different points of failure: 1. **Designer** - Detached or did not use the connected-component 2. **Developer** - Doesn't have a paid seat 3. **Developer** - Has not been shown how to use Code Connect 130
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 11/04/2025To get any efficiency and cost-savings from Code Connect, these all need to be true.. 1. **Figma setup** - DS components setup with Code Connect 2. **Dev seats** - Devs have paid seats 3. **Training** - Devs know how to use CodeConnect 4. **Good habits** - Designers do not detach components (🧑🎨 😏) 140
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 11/04/2025FWIW - I'm am very excited about Code Connects potential... BUT (giant, enormous but) I am really conscious that it is very brittle 🌶️ 🧵 120
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 10/04/2025Sounds like a gnarly one, very cool! #themeceptionmedia.tenor.comtwo men in suits are talking and the words we need to go deeper are on the screenAlt: scene from the movie INCEPTION, DiCaprio's character stating "we need to go deeper" 010
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 10/04/2025I'm not a rabbit expert, but that is definitely the BACK of a rabbit in this colouring competition 🐰🤣 Local business throwing a real bunny curve ball at the kids this Easter 🖍️ 100
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 09/04/2025Next time ask why they refuse to call it Teethpaste or a Teethbrush? 010
Reposted by Josh HarwoodStuart Robson @sturobson.com · 07/04/2025another issue of the Design Systems News curated newsletter is in the hopper. If you're wanting a (almost) weekly newsletter of some of the best links to articles, tutorials, tools, examples, and more then you can sign up here: news.design.systems 🙏🖤 #DesignSystems #WebDev #WebDesignnews.design.systemsDesign Systems NewsA publication full of interesting, relevant, and curated links. 0124
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 07/04/2025@donnie.damato.design getting fired up for his next #designsystem blog post 🔥 130
Reposted by Josh HarwoodDesign Systems Community Chapter New Zealand 🇳🇿 @dsccnzl.bsky.social · 02/04/2025📣📣 Important updates from Design Systems Community Chapter New Zealand 🚀 We have moved to a new community platform Join us on Guild guild.host/dscc_nzl 🪦 We are closing the DSCC NZ group on meetup (tl;dr too expensive) 📆 Next DSCC NZ event planned for 9 May (12-1pm) More info coming out soon!guild.hostDesign Systems Community Chapter New Zealand | GuildWelcome to Design Systems Community Chapter (DSCC) New Zealand Design Systems Community helps bring people together to share ways of workin 111
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 31/03/2025PSA: Figma measurements and annotations are for _paid seats only_ 💰 It's great to see new features arriving so frequently, but do check your developers have paid seats _before_ you get excited to use this particular feature. help.figma.com/hc/en-us/art...media.tenor.coma woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeeaseAlt: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease 030
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025Totally agree, it's great this is all getting baked in and we dont have to depend on plugins 🙌 020
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025Wonder how unreliable that ratio will be with more complicated backgrounds (opacity layers, gradients, images). Can imagine getting an inaccurate result and it doesn't get interrogated further. 110
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025Product team: This is a sensible amount of copy to put in a tooltip 0121
Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025This looks great, Sean! Bookmarked for Monday morning nerd out 🤓 000