On Theme: Design Systems in Depth

Elyse Holladay

Exploring how successful design systems get built, maintained, and deliver impact. Design systems is having a major reinvention moment, and I want to share what's working from design system practitioners out there forging the way. Expect aha moments, actionable insights, thoughtful discussions, and spicy takes from accomplished design system practitioners. Hosted by Elyse Holladay.

26 Episoden

Brand imagery & color swatches: lessons from building for e-comm, with Maya Hampton
6.4.2026
54:46
Maya draws on her experience as a design systems PM at both REI and lululemon to explore what makes ecommerce design systems distinct. From the component library decisions to supporting editorial flexibility and brand storytelling, this episode digs in...
What to do with AI on your design system right now (and make a better way of working)
30.3.2026
23:25
There’s so much happening in the world of design systems: so much noise, so many new tools, and so much pressure. Where to start? Building on what I wrote on the Zeroheight blog, in this minisode I’m offering tactical suggestions for cutting through th...
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What comes after the infinite canvas? with Robin Cannon
16.3.2026
55:03
Y’all know I am fully bought in on design-with-code tools, so I loved this episode with Robin Cannon, VP of Product at Knapsack and former IBM Carbon and J.P. Morgan Salt design system exec, on why he thinks the infinite canvas is obsolete, and what we...
Five 2026 Predictions for Design Systems with Noelle Lansford
2.3.2026
54:45
Noelle joins me again for some 2026 predictions trend encapsulations, and we try to unpack the absolute madness of the first two months of 2026. 1️⃣ Designing with code is in, making pictures of UIs is out. 2️⃣ The new critical deliverables for systems...
2025 Predictions Recap with Noelle Lansford
9.2.2026
41:21
My very first minisode of the entire podcast was some 2025 predictions, and a lot has changed. (Honestly, what was I thinking trying to make predictions in the era of AI? fml) Noelle Lansford joined me for Season Two's official first episode to recap m...
On Theme S1 Minisode 4: Converge conference 2025 Recap
10.11.2025
30:05
I'm back from Zeroheight's Converge conference in Bristol, UK, with my recap and thoughts. In this minisode, find out my three major themes from the event: reducing complexity, shifting towards code to design, and the narratives "framing our future". R...
On Theme S1 Minisode 3: This summer's AI vibe shift and conference news!
21.9.2025
19:31
Surprise minisode! In this quick episode, hear a few ways AI tools are useful for design systems now, my new favorite design-eng handoff tool, and three can't-miss industry events this fall. 📲 Send me a text! Support the show
Creativity and design system leadership in the age of AI, with Natalya Shelburne — #17
12.5.2025
58:34
Chat, this is the last episode of season one! Thank you for listening and supporting the show! There's no better way to wrap up, IMO, than an optimistic and curious exploration of what it means to be a creative human in an increasingly technological wo...
But "design systems as infrastructure" is boring, with Sam Anderson — #16
5.5.2025
47:38
Y’all, I’ll be honest. Some days, I’m scared and nervous and uncomfortable with AI’s emergence, and implications, too. But I am also curiously optimistic, and more importantly — I don’t want to use any platform I have to spread even more fear and disco...
Naming is hard, but have you tried working with people? with Guy Segal — #15
28.4.2025
1:05:32
Guy Segal joins Elyse to unpack the messy, complicated world of… people. Guy shares practical strategies from his experience at Thomson Reuters, including the powerful "pre-mortem" exercise he used to rebuild trust and alignment for the design system. ...

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On Theme: Design Systems in Depth

Elyse Holladay

26 Episoden

Brand imagery & color swatches: lessons from building for e-comm, with Maya Hampton

What to do with AI on your design system right now (and make a better way of working)

What comes after the infinite canvas? with Robin Cannon

Five 2026 Predictions for Design Systems with Noelle Lansford

2025 Predictions Recap with Noelle Lansford

On Theme S1 Minisode 4: Converge conference 2025 Recap

On Theme S1 Minisode 3: This summer's AI vibe shift and conference news!

Creativity and design system leadership in the age of AI, with Natalya Shelburne — #17

But "design systems as infrastructure" is boring, with Sam Anderson — #16

Naming is hard, but have you tried working with people? with Guy Segal — #15