Nathan Curtis
Design systems guru
Nathan Curtis has been swimming in the deep end of the IA and UX pool for over twenty years, with a more recent focus on design systems since 2006. Nathan authored Modular Web Design and has presented and led daylong workshops for years on the topics of design systems, component and pattern libraries, sketching, and design communications. He’s also an entrepreneur at heart, having founded EightShapes, a UX design agency headquartered in Washington, DC.
Rosenverse talks by Nathan:
" One source of truth is the ideal, but reality often has many systems operating in parallel. "
Design Systems for Us: How Many One-Source(s)-of-Truth Are Enough? (Videoconference)
January 17, 2019
" Executive support makes your design system’s mission easier to achieve and sustain. "
Beyond the Toolkit: Spreading a System Across People & Products
June 9, 2016
" Almost all the non-adopters were in engineering — they were more interested in their power within the organization than efficiency for users. "
Discussion
June 9, 2016