One accessible component to rule them all? Whoa, not so fast! Use good component patterns and adapt them correctly to various UI needs. This is a summary of @resource11 's " Design Systems Carnival" presentation at #Clarity2023 https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-design-systems-carnival-kathleen-mcmahon-2ac3ee46e783 #accessibility #a11y #WAI #ARIA #Clarity2023

Spreadsheets are more powerful than you think! Use them to solicit stakeholder feedback, prioritize what's important to the organization, and survey your team so you can assign them work that aligns with their strengths. Hear what Jules Forrest has learned: https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-designing-a-community-driven-design-systems-roadmap-jules-forrest-3e0a9e9fb5fa #DesignSystems #Clarity2023 #Stakeholders #StakeholderManagement #ProductOwnership #ProjectManagement #CareerGrowth #Research #UserSurveys

Design quality is a process of sticking to your principles and giving constructive feedback. @jina talked about a few techniques at #Clarity2023: https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-pursuing-design-quality-jina-anne-3fca65dd4b25 #DesignSystems #ProjectManagement #ProductOwnership #Feedback #DesignThinking

Accessibility need not be so mysterious! Let @uxnotyoux show us how by developing a culture of accessibility: https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-accessibility-and-ouija-boards-soren-hamby-79a166805007 #Accessibility #a11y #CareerChange #ProductDevelopment #Clarity2023 #DesignSystems

Diversity in your design systems team makes for better products. Read the recap of Michelle Chin's #Clarity2023 talk: https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-decolonizing-your-design-system-unveiling-biases-and-revolutionizing-inclusion-ec61d3e0bc96 #DesignSystems #DEI #diversity #inclusion #hiring

If we want our content to reach more users we can use open standards in our technology. My recap of @kaelig's #Clarity2023 talk: https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-from-walled-gardens-to-open-fields-why-we-need-open-standards-in-design-kaelig-d8872b2bd6f5 #DesignSystems #API #W3C #DesignTokens

CSS Variables are so powerful! @dbanksdesign's recent #Clarity2023 presentation was a showcase of its flexibility. Here's my recap: https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-a-love-letter-to-css-variables-danny-banks-177f41007ecd #CSSVariables #CSSCustomProperties #CSS #browser #API #standards #DesignSystems #W3C

Considering #accessibility in the product implementation is the right thing to do. 1 in 8 people in the US reports a disability, and that is on the low side. My recap of @homer's #Clarity2023 presentation: https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-improving-accessibility-through-design-systems-homer-gaines-0ca81b3ad136 #a11y

If you blogged or posted on social media about @clarity and didn't use #Clarity2023 (or it didn't expire already as an ephemeral story), can you send links my way? Trying to round everything up. :)

Donnie D'Amato's #Clarity2023 presentation focuses on how we can do more with fewer design tokens: https://medium.com/@amster/clarity-recap-mise-en-mode-donnie-damato-99b464caea15 #DesignSystems #Design #DesignTokens