Michael Arestad

| #BlackLivesMatter | Designer at @chromaui | formerly at @automattic | open sourcerer | @wordpress experience adjuster

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

How to design in 140 characters or less: Delete everything that isn't important.

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

we really only have those nine phrases and some swatch books

[Matt Pocock @mattpocockuk]

One reason AI sucks at design is because you're bad at telling it what you want

Experienced designers have a thousand shorthands for expressing design in words:

- "set the text tighter/looser", "bump the leading"
- "tighten it up", "let it breathe", "fix the hierarchy"
- "anchor", "rhythm", "negative space"

Feels like a skill waiting to be written here

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

@helenhousandi @nacin

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

IYKYK

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

@storybookjs In the meantime, here's a blog post introducing some of our tools. These particular projects are a passion of mine and it's been a privilege to design and help build them. Let me know what you think! Thanks!

https://t.co/yHdz1gX2Gn

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

My team has fixed over 18 THOUSAND #accessibility violations over the last few months in @chromaticcom and we're continuing to make forward progress. SO stoked to see these kinds of results. How did we get so many?

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

@storybookjs The combination of Accessibility Regression #testing and the Accessibility Dashboard in #Chromatic are a SOLID combo, especially when paired with #Storybook, and I can tell you with confidence that they are continuing to improve. I can't wait to share what we've been cooking up.

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

maximize every window

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

Hey! I could use a bit of help answering a question: Which products have you used that work well together as a holistic platform? Especially interested in OSS or combinations of #OSS and #SAAS. #design #frontend #web

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

@rmccue @MathesonStep they were balanced and fair. sorry you got blocked

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

@helenthegod yuuuuup. the original post and apology were both shit

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

@chantastic you have a good face tho

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

hi

[Storybook @storybookjs]

Storybook 8.3!

⚡️ First-class Vitest integration to run stories as component tests
🔼 Next.js-Vite framework for Vitest compatibility & better DX
🗜️ Reduced bundle size for a 30% smaller install
🌐 Story globals API to standardize stories for themes, viewports, and locales

👇

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

RIP Frame 143

[Figma @figma]

Frame 143 💛

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

can't wait to try out @figma ui v3. i have a sneaking suspicion the density of thoughtful "small@ changes that went into it will make a massive improvement in how we produce design

[Michael Arestad @michaelarestad]

#Config2024 off to a 🔥 start. i never have to sweat layer names or content generation for mocks again