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Creating an Essential Design System

I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the Vercel NYC meetup, however, I only had a couple of days to prepare. Thankfully, Vercel's Geist is a great source of inspiration and I was able to put together a talk about creating an essential design system.

My first in-person talk

Giving my first talk was a goal for 2025 — giving my second within two months was a bit of a surprise!

I’ll be forever greateful that the community speaker for the Vercel NYC Meetup had to drop out, and that I was able to step in last minute. I said yes before I even had someting ready! However, I knew I couldn’t say now, especially when Kap was kind enough to invite me.

I had a blast giving this talk and am looking forward to expanding on it and giving it again. You can watch the video below or check out the written version and slides.

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