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Josh Harwood

@noworries.nz
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Husband, Dad, Nerd. Design Systems Lead, Design Technologist 🇳🇿🇬🇧 bento.me/joshua designsystems.media designsystems.directory ds.events

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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 30/09/2026
Would 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
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/02/2026
Excited 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/4tv0qAl
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Design Systems with Figma: Sydney
The 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.
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 15/09/2025
Yeah 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
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 14/09/2025
Submitted to the "Suggest a feature" forum: forum.figma.com/suggest-a-fe...
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Enable Figma design URLs in Figma Make prompts | Figma Forum
Enable 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...
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 14/09/2025
So @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
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Ben Callahan @bencallahan.com · 08/09/2025
Time 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...
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 08/09/2025
Experimenting 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 🤷‍♂️
Screenshot of Notebook LLM automatically naming a design token JSON snippet to be about US economy and covid-19
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 24/06/2025
Aww, way to go big bro 🤩
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 23/06/2025
Amazing journey, well done Sil! 💪
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Ben Callahan @bencallahan.com · 23/06/2025
This 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!
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 23/06/2025
Massive update for designsystems.media, now with podcasts! 🎧 1000+ design systems videos and podcasts, indexed with topics and speakers
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/05/2025
Don't panic, there's still time! 🕰️ 🍽️
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Amy Hupe @amyhupe.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Series 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...
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Systems of Harm
Podcast · 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...
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 27/05/2025
You feeling better?
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 27/05/2025
We hit 700 videos on designsystems.media today! 🥳
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DesignSystems.media
A curated collection of design systems content
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 22/05/2025
Gutted @mozilla.org shutting down pocket.com - one of the main reasons I just bought a new Kobo 😞 www.theverge.com/news/672924/...
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Pocket
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 20/05/2025
Faux news: Google Meet is rolling out "Emotion Recognition" overlays, only available for People Leaders at this stage
Fake screenshot of a video call using AI to highlight each face and labelling the registered emotion: happy, fake smile, neutral, silent rage, ughh pls stop.
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 13/05/2025
Role: 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...
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Xero - Design Technologist
Our 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 ...
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 13/05/2025
We'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 🧵
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Accounting Software for Small Businesses
Xero online accounting software for your business connects you to your bank, accountant, bookkeeper, and other business apps. Start a free trial today.
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 12/05/2025
We’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...
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Xero - Senior Front-End Engineer - Design Systems
About 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...
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 12/05/2025
Public Enema
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 07/05/2025
Shout out to @zeroheight.com for sponsoring DesignSystems.media 🙌🔥
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DesignSystems.media
A curated collection of design systems content
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 06/05/2025
Next steps, a neck tattoo and writing everyone's name on their mug and getting it wrong
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 03/05/2025
Stickers and sticker charts ftw
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PJ Onori @pjonori.com · 28/04/2025
I 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...
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Design system documentation is essential–as long as it’s good
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/04/2025
I often share this one about design system rules, the reference is getting old already
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/04/2025
We need a little DS webring
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/04/2025
Yep, who are we kidding haha
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/04/2025
I 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 😅
Chrome browser feature telling me how old a lot of my tabs are, so I can close them
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 21/04/2025
A. I thought of it as the colour intensity, lighter end is less intense
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 11/04/2025
Probably MSN Messenger or ICQ
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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
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 11/04/2025
To 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 (🧑‍🎨 😏)
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 11/04/2025
FWIW - I'm am very excited about Code Connects potential... BUT (giant, enormous but) I am really conscious that it is very brittle 🌶️ 🧵
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 10/04/2025
a coquettish look over the shoulder
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 10/04/2025
Sounds like a gnarly one, very cool! #themeception
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two men in suits are talking and the words we need to go deeper are on the screen
Alt: scene from the movie INCEPTION, DiCaprio's character stating "we need to go deeper"
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 10/04/2025
I'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 🖍️
Colouring competition showing the back view of a rabbit
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 09/04/2025
Next time ask why they refuse to call it Teethpaste or a Teethbrush?
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Stuart Robson @sturobson.com · 07/04/2025
another 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 #WebDesign
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Design Systems News
A publication full of interesting, relevant, and curated links.
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 07/04/2025
@donnie.damato.design getting fired up for his next #designsystem blog post 🔥
Michael Jordan saying "...and i took that personally"
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 06/04/2025
Delivering tokens to production, one way or another 😏
Drawing of "Me" delivering the Trojan Horse to the gates of the city (labelled "Production"). The Trojan Horse is full of hidden "Design Tokens"
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 05/04/2025
Surfing on the bleeding edge 🏄‍♂️
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Design 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!
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Design Systems Community Chapter New Zealand | Guild
Welcome to Design Systems Community Chapter (DSCC) New Zealand Design Systems Community helps bring people together to share ways of workin
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 31/03/2025
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A bullet with the CSS override !IMPORTANT written on it
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 31/03/2025
PSA: 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...
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a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease
Alt: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man who says money pleeeeease
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025
Totally agree, it's great this is all getting baked in and we dont have to depend on plugins 🙌
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025
Wonder 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.
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025
Product team: This is a sensible amount of copy to put in a tooltip
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025
This looks great, Sean! Bookmarked for Monday morning nerd out 🤓
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Josh Harwood @noworries.nz · 29/03/2025
❤️‍🔥
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