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design systems @netflix 👩‍💻

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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
10 months
I’ve been working in design systems for the past five years and I gotta say… I’m tired y’all. Real tired.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
1 year
Welp, the cat's out of the bag. I'm honored and excited to share that today starts my new journey working on the Hawkins Design System at @netflix 🎉
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
2 years
Welp, my funemployment is over! I’m so excited to share that today marks my first day of my new position as Principal Design Technologist at Intuit on their Design Systems team ✌️
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Amber Feinerman
8 months
Over the past ten years I've held many job titles: Design Technologist, UX Engineer, Front-End Engineer (Product), Marketing Web Developer, Product Design Manager, and now Product Designer. At the end of the day though they all boil down to my favorite role: problem solver.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
8 months
Our design systems team is looking for a Product Design Intern this summer!
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
Although I wasn't at Intuit very long, one of my biggest contributions was designing and building a custom dashboard to track and measure our design system's success. Thinking of writing a blog post about it 🤔 Would y'all be interested?
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Hovhannes Ghevondyan
1 year
@amberfeinerman @netflix @amberfeinerman have you ever used design system analytics tool to track/measure design system adoption ?
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
After a nice staycation and social hiatus, I'm so excited to announce that I started at @SproutSocial this week as their Design Systems Manager! 🎉 I'm excited to dive back into the design systems world and help define their Creative Technologist role. Pinch me, I'm dreaming 😍
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
Y’all, @Una and @argyleink are blowing my MIND with their demos on what’s available in CSS now #Config23
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
7 years
Feeling 💕 pretty in pink 💕 today thanks to @sailorhg ! #gititgurl
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
2 years
Also, let's add a layer for explaining the scope of design systems and trying to explain how a centralized team needs to balance support work for the teams using our work 68,000 times. Design Systems is more than just a product.
@SiTaggart
Simon
2 years
Everyone thinks Design Systems is easy. No one understands the regular trauma that comes with endless re-orgs, repeatedly explaining your purpose, what you do, and justifying your existence, as you’re pasted around an organization that uses your product 68,000 times in production
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
10 months
I've found that anything more than 3.5 hours of meetings in a day slowly sucks the soul out of me 😅
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
10 months
I was recently asked to do an interview for one of my favorite DS sites, . Absolutely honored that folks want to hear my perspective on these topics. Really appreciate the support 🥰 Direct link in the thread if you'd like to take a look 🧵
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
1 year
I bought way too much vinyl on vacation, but I was especially stoked to find these beauties
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
9 months
Being neurodivergent isn’t cool. It’s EXHAUSTING. It impacts my every day life. I have a medical diagnosis as to why I struggle with a lot of things that society deems as “normal” or “easy”. Even if folks can’t see it. Just a reminder to those who think it’s used an excuse.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
2 years
It felt so weird typing this, but I am so happy to take time to rest and recover for the next six weeks. I am also so grateful that I have an employer and team who is _so supportive_ that I take this time and energy to invest in myself for the first time since... I can't recall.
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
With more and more of our work being driven by AI, can we please for the love of god switch to a four-day work week?
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
For those who learn I work in tech and ask if I'm familiar with NFTs
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
Today I have been clinically diagnosed with ADHD and I’m so happy I could cry. For so long I struggled and I had never considered I had ADHD because I was so misinformed. I’m so happy to have this diagnosis so I can move forward with treatment that will help 🥰
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
Leaving a job can be a difficult decision, but leaving a team of great people is the hardest. So happy I got to spend time with my IDS family at Config ❤️ I already miss working with them but grateful for opportunities like this to connect.
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
I’m not gonna lie, these lines are making me low-key regret flying all the way out here for this conference. Truly insane #Config23
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
@editingemily Time is money and your time is worth more than cleaning the house (at least that's what I'm telling myself as I muster up the courage to hire a house cleaner 😅).
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Amber Feinerman
5 years
After 6+ years working as a front-end developer working in ad agencies and enterprise design teams, I officially made the leap to engineering this week. I'm so excited for this new chapter in my career.
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
@sarah_edo I’m so sorry you’re going through this whole experience. So much about dealing with cancer is not talked about, especially those close to the cancer patient. Sending you both all my positive cosmic vibes
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
Tomorrow is my last day at Shopify and all the feels are starting to hit 😭 .... Butttt, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited for this next chapter (and the two weeks I'll have off before then).
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Amber Feinerman
6 years
I am pretty sure I have one of the best jobs with one of the best teams at one of the best companies. I really can’t describe how much gratitude I feel on a day-to-day basis of what “work” is for me.
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
I'm revamping my personal site in 2022 and I'd love to hear how some of y'all have built yours. My current site is plain ol' HTML + CSS built in Codepen and quickly hosted using Surge, but I'm hoping to use my personal site for writing 🤔
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Amber Feinerman
11 months
Back in the day, there was a moment in a 1:1 with my boss where I was being really hard on myself. He said, “If I expected you to have all the answers, you’d be earning a hell of a lot more, even more than me.” That has stuck with me for the past 10 years.
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
Retweeting for the people in the back. Amen 🙌🏻
@brad_frost
Brad Frost
3 years
The heart of design systems has nothing to do with button colors and everything to do with how human beings work together.
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Amber Feinerman
11 months
I can't wait to chat with @_hraymond and company next week to discuss our journeys thus far as DTs. I hope to see you there!
@_hraymond
Hugo Raymond
11 months
Really looking forward to chatting with these lovely people! @_kejk @pranathiperii @amberfeinerman next week. Come tune in!
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Amber Feinerman
4 years
Today I am officially a Senior UX Developer @Shopify ! 🎉
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Amber Feinerman
11 months
Having major FOMO since I wasn't able to attend #Clarity2023 this year. Hope y'all are having fun!
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Amber Feinerman
4 years
But when one door closes, another one opens and I am so excited to announce that on Monday I'll be starting Shopify as a Sr. UX Developer 🎉 Shopify is a company I've admired for years and I'm so excited for this next chapter.
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
Today my mom is taking her FINAL exam for her bachelor's degree after 11 years of working full-time and taking classes part-time. To say I'm proud would be an understatement.
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
Alex’s comments have been sitting with me all week because they are so 👏 spot 👏 on 👏. There is no winning in design systems; no finish line. We’ll always keep iterating and learning because we’re playing in an infinite game of collaboration.
@alexpage_
Alex Page
3 years
Systems are complex. I do not see wins on either side of this equation. Using existing frameworks or creating your own always has challenges at scale. IMO you are always “fighting” for the infinite game of design at scale.
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
Honestly, I appreciate the intimate nature of Clarity so much more after this experience.
@jina
Jina Anne
1 year
Every conference I have been to this year has been a multi-track, huge event. No shade, all tea: I need more small, intimate single-track community events in my life. Maybe I should organize one. 🤔😜
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Amber Feinerman
7 years
I submitted my first PR today so now I can announce that last week I joined the UX team at Indeed as a Design Technologist! 🎉
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Amber Feinerman
8 years
"It's not you, it's .... no, it's actually you." Now I'm going to write a breakup letter every time I leave an app/service. #DesignTalks
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
It's hard to write this, but this week is my last week at Sprout Social. I am _so_ appreciative of everyone who helped make Sprout such a special chapter of my career. It wasn’t an easy decision, but one I felt was best for me for where I’m at in my life.
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
Just because you _can_ do it all doesn't mean you _should_ do it all.
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
T-minus two weeks until I'll be chatting about #designtokens and #designsystems with some of the industry's best, including @kaelig , @darren , @TaylorCashdan , and @chrisstrahl hosted by Knapsack. I'm so stoked! You can register here:
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
2 years
My next steps are to rest and recover. Then I'll be ready to get back to what I love most: bridging the gap between design and engineering. If y'all know of any roles for a hybrid like me, please let me know!
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
5 years
I love my little home setup 💖
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
4 years
I gave @TheCovatar a try and super happy with how it turned out! Please give me all of the sparkle emojis and pink. 💖
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Amber Feinerman
10 months
Whenever I feel really burnt out, I always revisit @laurenloprete 's talk from Clarity 2021 on Design System burnout for two main reasons: 1. To remind myself I'm not alone 2. She does such an excellent job articulating how the thrashing that design system teams can experience
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Amber Feinerman
6 years
Shameless plug, but I'm pretty excited to be speaking this year at @frontendconf about Design Systems at Indeed! If you're in the Tampa bay area (or not), you won't want to miss out on this lineup. 😎
@frontendconf
Front-End Design Conference
6 years
FEDC 2019 - Early Ticket Price Deadline Extended to Tomorrow. 😘 😎 👌 💫 -
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
2 years
I'm having a really hard morning and could definitely use some (virtual) hugs and cute animals.
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
"They're just rectangles on the internet." — @laurenloprete So important to remind ourselves that at the end of the day, we are not our work. #schema2022
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Amber Feinerman
4 years
@EmmaBostian Can we talk about that lipstick though? 😍
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
Wow, I really love how Duolingo uses animation in their UI to engage, educate, and excite 😍 Makes me miss working on that stuff.
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
It's bonkers that in a lot of my experiences working on design systems, there isn't an emphasis on user testing. Don't think user testing doesn't apply just because you're on a design system team. It's critical for systems work.
@NateBaldwinArt
Nate Baldwin
1 year
One of my favorite things is doing 1:1 research interviews on a design system. Interviewees are your customers, colleagues, and collaborators. Not only do you learn about pain points and opportunities, but you build relationships, trust, and camaraderie.
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
I gotta say, my mom was less than enthused gifting me this book, but it’s one of the classics and one of my favorites. #Clarit2021
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
My eyes disappeared because I was smiling so hard! Thank you @kickassconf for guiding me through my first strike and load out! It’s been an absolute pleasure being a volunteer for y’all. #Clarity2022
@Clarity_conf
Clarity
2 years
Thank you everyone! Load out ✅ See you soon for the Clarity Pub Crawl 🎉 #Clarity2022
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Amber Feinerman
10 months
I have a lot of folks asking in the comment what it is exactly that makes this work so tiring. I think it boils down to one word: Boundaries. Here are two talks that are top of mind for me on this topic:
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Amber Feinerman
4 years
I typically wear my big pink headphones on my video calls even though I have earbuds that could go less noticed. Why? Because I love pink. And I embrace being a bubbly, pink-wearing, emoji-loving web developer. ✨💖
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
“Don’t give up.” - @hayhughes Design systems is still nascent to the industry and our problems are filled with ambiguity as we learn together. I think this is such a key piece of advice for when we’re climbing uphill in our orgs. #Clarity2022 #MomentsOfClarity
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
Heading to NOLA for @Clarity_conf in the AM and will be there for the week. I hope to see some of y’all there! This is my first time visiting, so suggestions are welcome!
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
Honestly not surprised. I swore I wouldn’t use StitchFix after seeing the toxic culture they set for stylists and customer service reps through my husband and our friends who worked there.
@emilywithcurls
bb ghost
3 years
remember when a third of basecamp took the option to leave? what if i told you almost a third of st*tch fix stylists just did the same thing bc of sudden policy changes
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Amber Feinerman
8 months
Timed my walk to the closest coffee shop from my house and it’s a short two and a half listens of Fast Car away.
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
Look ma, I'm on a podcast! Thanks @TheDSPod for letting me talk about how tokens and brand expression go hand-in-hand. Can't wait to chat with these folks live soon!
@TaylorCashdan
Taylor, the 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖘𝖎𝖌𝖑𝖎𝖊𝖗𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖔𝖘
1 year
Had the pleasure of joining the @TheDSPod to give some spicy not-so-spicy takes on #designtokens before our upcoming webinar on the 26th (link in thread). Checkout the episode where my (and @amblinamber 's) take is live!
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
@miked1ck We just introduced the title Design Engineer at Sprout Social. “Design” because they’re solving problems beyond just user experience and creative development. “Engineer” because we expect them to have the same fundamentals and follow best practices as our web engineers.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
8 years
Woohoo! I've been officially accepted to ride @StartupBusFL from Tampa to Boulder on May 15th. Epicness awaits! #StartupBus
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
8 years
@sparkbrand 's quarterly publication STICK was featured in Communication Arts! My college professor would be proud!
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Amber Feinerman
5 years
First day of funemployment and I just accepted an offer 😎 Y'all, listen to yourself, take care of yourself, and have faith. Things will fall into place.
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
There's many reasons I love Figjam, but currently I've been really digging it as a wireframing tool because of the limited set of options for elements. I don't get stuck thinking of available components, colors, etc. — I can really focus on the IA first.
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Amber Feinerman
4 years
It's bittersweet to announce that today is my last day at Big Blue. IBM has been a rock in my career (not once, but twice) and I am so sad to leave such an amazing team with inspiring leadership and colleagues. I'm so grateful for my time and experiences.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
7 years
I'm loving this simple breakdown of JS and it's ecosystem. @hashtagserg #frontendconference
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
All of my ADHD tendencies of rambling and interrupting others come up when I talk about design systems because I just get so dang✨excited✨ I can’t be the only one, right? 😅
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
2 years
@ErinTheRad @disco_lu @Apple @SproutSocial Thanks for the love @ErinTheRad ❤️ I also have to shout out a few women leading Design Systems in a technical or people capacity like @julesforrest at Credit Karma, @kellycodeschaos at Intuit, @taryntues at Plaid, and @laurenloprete at Dropbox.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
7 years
Only two more weeks before I speak at my first conference 😱😄 Excited to return to the Palladium at @frontendconf .
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
This is an appreciation post for @kellycodeschaos and @NateBaldwinArt . Two people who have made my onboarding and day-to-day work at Intuit brighter with each interaction. I'm lucky and very grateful to be working with these two folks❤️
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
What a rough month for me health-wise. The flu, then a herniated disc flare-up, and now sporadic headaches. All while onboarding. I just want to feel better so I can actually SHOW UP like I know I can. I’m tired of feeling so tired. Ugh. /rant Hope you all are happy & healthy ❤️
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Amber Feinerman
10 months
The amount of time I’ve spent my life labeled and shamed for behaviors that were *literally* out of my control is by neurotypical folks is bonkers.
@adhdjesse
ADHD Jesse
10 months
They called my ADHD everything but its name: “brilliant but unmotivated”, “habitually tardy”, “eternally disorganized”, “emotional rollercoaster”, and “consistently inconsistent.”
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
@danmall @eleven_ty @framer I’ve been playing around my new website in CodeSandbox, which is great because I can explore a whole bunch of different framework options (11ty, Astro, etc) without having to run anything locally and then I can instantly deploy to Netlify within my Sandbox. And commit to git.
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Amber Feinerman
8 years
I really love what I do. I am so fortunate that I am able to do this for a living.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
7 years
Yay my stickers are in! Thanks @wesbos !
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
Welp, let’s give this a shot. I personally am not to thrilled about combining audiences but I’m open minded
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Amber Feinerman
7 years
I’m realizing that wine will solve most holiday problems. Forgot someone’s gift? Buy them a bottle of wine. Your family driving you crazy? Drink a bottle of wine.
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
Love that the ladies are joining me for #Clarity2021 !
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
I feel a mixture of relief and grief today after Hurricane Ian. I’m so grateful that we had minimal impact from the storm after we expected a direct hit. We’re okay, but I’m devastated to SWFL as they recover from the damage that wrecked their homes and lives as they knew it ❤️
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
2 years
I feel like this question is super relevant for design systems leads and design technologists. As a design technologist in the design systems space, my skills and responsibilities and interests often overlap with what a PM is responsible for.
@tranhelen
Helen Tran
2 years
Where does a Designer's role end and a PM's role start?
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Amber Feinerman
5 years
I've said "no, I will not work on that right now" twice already this morning and GOD DAMN DOES IT FEEL GOOD.
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
Config was great and all, but this homebody is so happy to be back with her cats. 😻
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
5 years
Wow, @jponch gave a great overview of what a design system is and how your team can get started. Check out his resources at …. Thanks Jared!! #fedc #fedc2019 #frontenddesignconf
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Amber Feinerman
1 year
A bit last minute, but it looks like I'll be in SF for Figma Config this year 😍 Who else will be there? I'd love to say hi!
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
With our social channels being flooded with news of layoffs, it’s natural to feel survivor’s guilt and reframe our perspective. But don’t let survivor’s guilt convince you that you’re not allowed to feel dissatisfied in your role. Or even look for a new one.
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
You only get to be new to a company once. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, so channel you inner tortoise to learn and absorb new information at a pace that works best for you.
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
Fuck SCOTUS and fuck forcing pregnancies in a country where we don’t even have formula available for mothers. Un-fucking-believable.
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
If you’re reading this, please send some positive energy to my little man Murray as he’s suddenly paralyzed from waist down 😢 Keeping my fingers crossed for our vet visit this afternoon.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
8 months
SO EXCITED FOR THIS. And in my backyard 😍
@frontendconf
Front-End Design Conference
8 months
The conf is back April 25-26, with two days of talks. This year, we'll be covering things like design systems, accessibility, design leadership, AI, tech unions, building with frameworks, and more!
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Amber Feinerman
10 months
@laurenloprete Another talk is more recent, but is @danmall 's talk "Holding Your Boundaries in Design Systems" from DSW 2023. I really appreciate how Dan articulates the scope of the work that the systems designers often have to tackle and how we may be doing it backwards.
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@amberfeinerman
Amber Feinerman
4 years
So excited to share that my husband and I are now planning our second cross country move back to our favorite place back home - St. Pete! I’m going to miss Austin immensely, but pretty dang excited to be back in the Burg and close to my family again 🥰
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Amber Feinerman
3 years
Love seeing what DS teams are doing with Figma plug-ins 👏
@demianborba
Demian Borba
3 years
Today is a good day! Our first official #IntuitDesignSytem plugin for #Figma is released, allowing product designers to find what they're looking for without leaving @figmadesign . Huge team effort, putting together new APIs and infrastructure to make it all happen. Go team #IDS !
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Amber Feinerman
6 years
My profile pic was a wee out of date. Hi friends 👋🏻
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Amber Feinerman
5 years
The hardest part of leaving any company is leaving the people who empower you and advocate for you.
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
Designing a dashboard from scratch has been a fun way of getting back to IC work 😅 This has been flexing my brain in new ways.
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Amber Feinerman
5 years
Is four cats really too many? Found this snuggle bun last night in the parking lot of a P. Terry's. No microchip, not neutered, FIV/FELV/Heartworm free. 12/10 good boy.
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Amber Feinerman
4 years
Hug your loved ones today 🖤
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Amber Feinerman
10 months
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Amber Feinerman
2 years
This is the best time of year to rest and recharge. What this is looking like for me: music and building a fence. It feels good to be away from the computer.
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