Shawn Cheris

Director of Brand & Experience @ Adobe Design
Spectrum design system, Brand, Content Strategy, and Inclusive Design
Opinions my own (He / Him)

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@edwardsanchez @Adobe @Photoshop In any case, good catch on your end. They've been that way for about 15 years and a few people a year reach out to ask about it. We'll be looking at it all fresh for the next rev.

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@edwardsanchez @Adobe @Photoshop It's situational, but they're not just geometric shapes sitting on a flat background. There are drop shadows and other things going on. We certainly didn't do it on accident.

Makes sense that they look squished next to others that don't have the same optical adjustment.

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@edwardsanchez @Adobe @Photoshop We added a few % to the width as an optical adjustment. Same principal as bottom-weighting a framed picture. We'll look at the corner treatment as part of the next system rev.

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@Natzke Nope. Everything was super easy with no hard choices. Just draw some pictures and ship it!

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

I could not be more excited to finally share this project 2 years in the making! Spectrum 2 will be more accessible, inclusive, customizable, and (I think) a lot more beautiful. So proud of the team!

Today's a sneak preview. Look for Spectrum 2 in your favorite apps in 2024.

[Eric Snowden @ericsnowden]

Adobe is updating our design system Spectrum. Bringing accessibility to the forefront, modernizing and unifying across Adobe's clouds, creating a pipeline from design tool to code, and making Adobe more approachable for everyone.

https://t.co/d5DoKjZN8H

[Adobe @Adobe]

Say hello to Spectrum 2, a comprehensive update to the design system shaping all of Adobe’s tools and experiences. https://t.co/nGzWJqRK14

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

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[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

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[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

I'm hiring a director to lead the Spectrum Design Team. There are so many awesome things going on at Adobe and this role will put you in the front row seat. If you or someone you know have led design systems at scale and are ready for a new challenge, please reach out!

[Eric Snowden @ericsnowden]

We're hiring a Director for our design system, Spectrum. A critical role leading one of the most sophisticated design systems in the world. And with our recent launches https://t.co/slrOYgoDEP and https://t.co/ixo4RtWfDJ we're not standing still. Apply!

https://t.co/1WanED0aQY

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@murileemartin Are you the same person who used to write for Jalopnik / Gawker? I want to talk about Bechtle's Gran Torino. DM me! I have something you might be interested in.

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@awelfle I saw this happen with the N Judah one time. A bunch of people got out and shoved the car out of the way. The fine for blocking trains/busses should be astronomical.

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@dam @sumitngupta @devongovett @jaredpalmer @WestbrookJ It’s never boring. That’s for sure.

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@dam @sumitngupta @devongovett @jaredpalmer Well, my team and I definitely got Spectrum off the ground, but without awesome implementation partners like @devongovett and @WestbrookJ I don't think we'd have gotten far.

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@ilikescience @ilikescience 100% on all of this

[Behance @Behance]

We're honored to collaborate with @Wikimedia and @afroCROWDit to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth and the launch of #WikiUnseen, a collaborative effort to expand the visual representation of Black, indigenous, and people of color in history. https://t.co/u0T96vfoam

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

@super_sonja Toot toot

[Shawn Cheris @Shawntourage]

The Adobe Design team has been using Xd for our presentations for a while. Unlike conventional preso software, you can do "choose your own adventure" decks with tables of contents, in-line prototype clickthroughs, etc. And this plugin provides templates and theme-ing. Very cool.

[Lance Shields @lancesh]

A game-changer for designers and product teams to better present their design work! Watch “Presentation Plugin for Adobe XD” https://t.co/Qou1LQq3Ov

[Demian Borba @demianborba]

What if developers could access design system information such as design tokens and components with code snippets right from their code editor? You can with the #AdobeXD extension for VS @code! New update live now 🔥
https://t.co/eRtlpI9pZo
#DesignSystems #DesignTokens #Flow

[Eric Snowden @ericsnowden]

Adobe Design is hiring like crazy right now. Full time. Contractors. UX Designers. Design Systems Engineers. Researchers. Ops. All of our open jobs here - https://t.co/aHaEc3D6Fp