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Design System Email Course

Design System Email Course

Design System Email Course

Design System Email Course

Level up your knowledge of design systems, one email at a time. Starts whenever you’re ready.

Level up your knowledge of design systems, one email at a time. Starts whenever you’re ready.

Level up your knowledge of design systems, one email at a time. Starts whenever you’re ready.

Level up your knowledge of design systems, one email at a time. Starts whenever you’re ready.

Difficulty

Beginner

Audience

Anyone who wants to learn but only has 5 minutes/day

Do you have a short-term goal to level up your understanding of design systems? Do you want your team at work or your manager to look to you as crucial for leading the effort towards unlocking more efficiency and consistency?


Start by learning just enough to take action. Every day, you’ll receive some simple premises and a few examples to get you thinking about design systems in a different and clear way—no more than 2 minutes of reading each day. Prime your brain with fresh ideas for how you can make an impact on and with your design system.

Do you have a short-term goal to level up your understanding of design systems? Do you want your team at work or your manager to look to you as crucial for leading the effort towards unlocking more efficiency and consistency?


Start by learning just enough to take action. Every day, you’ll receive some simple premises and a few examples to get you thinking about design systems in a different and clear way—no more than 2 minutes of reading each day. Prime your brain with fresh ideas for how you can make an impact on and with your design system.

Do you have a short-term goal to level up your understanding of design systems? Do you want your team at work or your manager to look to you as crucial for leading the effort towards unlocking more efficiency and consistency?


Start by learning just enough to take action. Every day, you’ll receive some simple premises and a few examples to get you thinking about design systems in a different and clear way—no more than 2 minutes of reading each day. Prime your brain with fresh ideas for how you can make an impact on and with your design system.

24 days of lessons

24 days of lessons

24 days of lessons

01

What is a design system?

01

What is a design system?

01

What is a design system?

01

What is a design system?

02

What isn’t a design system?

02

What isn’t a design system?

02

What isn’t a design system?

02

What isn’t a design system?

03

Drink your own champagne

03

Drink your own champagne

03

Drink your own champagne

03

Drink your own champagne

04

Eat your own champagne

04

Eat your own champagne

04

Eat your own champagne

04

Eat your own champagne

05

Establish daily standups

05

Establish daily standups

05

Establish daily standups

05

Establish daily standups

06

Gather intel and insight

06

Gather intel and insight

06

Gather intel and insight

06

Gather intel and insight

07

Evaluate maturity

07

Evaluate maturity

07

Evaluate maturity

07

Evaluate maturity

08

Calculate return on investment (ROI)

08

Calculate return on investment (ROI)

08

Calculate return on investment (ROI)

08

Calculate return on investment (ROI)

09

Recalculate return on investment (ROI)

09

Recalculate return on investment (ROI)

09

Recalculate return on investment (ROI)

09

Recalculate return on investment (ROI)

10

Consolidate goals

10

Consolidate goals

10

Consolidate goals

10

Consolidate goals

11

Volunteer as tribute

11

Volunteer as tribute

11

Volunteer as tribute

11

Volunteer as tribute

12

Play together

12

Play together

12

Play together

12

Play together

13

Work together

13

Work together

13

Work together

13

Work together

14

Learn together

14

Learn together

14

Learn together

14

Learn together

15

Single source of whatever

15

Single source of whatever

15

Single source of whatever

15

Single source of whatever

16

The beauty of design tokens

16

The beauty of design tokens

16

The beauty of design tokens

16

The beauty of design tokens

17

The dangers of design tokens

17

The dangers of design tokens

17

The dangers of design tokens

17

The dangers of design tokens

18

Systems of systems

18

Systems of systems

18

Systems of systems

18

Systems of systems

19

Broadcast your progress

19

Broadcast your progress

19

Broadcast your progress

19

Broadcast your progress

20

Design systems on purpose

20

Design systems on purpose

20

Design systems on purpose

20

Design systems on purpose

21

Motion in design systems

21

Motion in design systems

21

Motion in design systems

21

Motion in design systems

22

Accessibility in design ystems

22

Accessibility in design ystems

22

Accessibility in design ystems

22

Accessibility in design ystems

23

Wall of fame

23

Wall of fame

23

Wall of fame

23

Wall of fame

24

You can do it!

24

You can do it!

24

You can do it!

24

You can do it!

About the Instructor

About the Instructor

Dan Mall is a seasoned teacher, coach, consultant, creative director, and designer. He previously ran design systems consultancy SuperFriendly for a decade and has taught design systems to thousands of people from companies like Google, Shopify, Nike, Eventbrite, Amazon, Netflix, and more.


Dan lives just outside Philly with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. He learned how to swim last year and plans to try scuba diving sometime soon.

Dan Mall is a seasoned teacher, coach, consultant, creative director, and designer. He previously ran design systems consultancy SuperFriendly for a decade and has taught design systems to thousands of people from companies like Google, Shopify, Nike, Eventbrite, Amazon, Netflix, and more.


Dan lives just outside Philly with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. He learned how to swim last year and plans to try scuba diving sometime soon.

Dan Mall is a seasoned teacher, coach, consultant, creative director, and designer. He previously ran design systems consultancy SuperFriendly for a decade and has taught design systems to thousands of people from companies like Google, Shopify, Nike, Eventbrite, Amazon, Netflix, and more.


Dan lives just outside Philly with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. He learned how to swim last year and plans to try scuba diving sometime soon.

Level up your design system skills through your inbox each day.

Level up your design system skills through your inbox each day.

Level up your design system skills through your inbox each day.

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