In episode 37 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Brad Frost, Creator of the Atomic Design Philosophy and Design Systems Guru. He runs his own consultancy where he helps people with design systems and assists companies by setting them up to design systems correctly. Brad shares where the Atomic Design philosophy came from, what he did to spread this concept to others, and the power a design system can have for any organization. He also gives tips on how to set up a design system when you do not have a dedicated resource to do it for your company. During our interview with Brad, you will learn: -How Brad went from studying music to writing Atomic Design -How a blog post can change your career -Value of a design system to an organization -Does your company need a designated design system manager or team? -How to get a design system set up without a designated resource So happy to have you join us today! 00:00 Introduction 02:47 How Brad made his way from studying music to writing Atomic Design 10:37 When roles became more clearly defined in our industry 15:50 What is Atomic Design 26:18 How a blog post can change the trajectory of your career 30:06 The value of a design system to an organization 37:24 How do you coordinate a team to work on a design system 42:03 The strategy of going back and refactoring to set a consistent design system across the board 44:54 How Brad works with his clients at his consultancy 47:40 Where should a design system live? 51:56 Should your company have a dedicated design system manager or team? 1:00:29 How to get a design system functioning without a designated design system team or manager -Thanks for watching! -If you enjoyed this video please like and subscribe so I can keep making content for you good people! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3aRBoqF6mAD1PnQwj86dXA -Don't forget to read our blog and sign up for reminders when new episodes will be available! www.uxcabin.com/podcast/brad-frost Make sure to follow Brad after the podcast to stay on top of what he is up to! -Twitter: https://twitter.com/brad_frost -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost/ -Blog: https://bradfrost.com/blog/ -Website: https://bradfrost.com/ Other mentioned links: - Atomic Design: https://atomicdesign.bradfrost.com Where to find UX Cabin: -Twitter: https://twitter.com/uxcabin -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uxcabin/ -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uxcabin -TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uxcabin?lang=en -YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UXCabin -dribble: https://dribbble.com/uxcabin -Website: https://uxcabin.com