Brad Frost
@bradfrost.com
I make things and help people. Web designer & developer, teacher, consultant, speaker, writer, musician, & artist. Host of Wake Up Excited! Author of Atomic Design. Enthusiasm enthusiast.
Back from a much-needed vacation. A+++++ highly recommend taking some time off.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: Paul Boag on AI, UX Democratization, and Building a Life-First Career. Have a listen:
Paul Boag on AI, UX Democratization, and Building a Life-First Career
Paul and Brad discuss how AI has reintroduced “Wild West” chaos to the...
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Here's a 42nd thought on my 42nd birthday: things take the time they take. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H86Ey31AryY https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/things-take-the-time-they-take-a-42nd-thought-at-42/
All I want for my birthday is for you to send me something that’s made you laugh.
Sorry MUSE for ruining your song. https://youtube.com/shorts/bEwyYhjidE8?is=wZkYF9r_2MztU9n7
Sorry MUSE for ruining your song. https://youtube.com/shorts/bEwyYhjidE8?is=wZkYF9r_2MztU9n7
I have all Led Zeppelin albums permanently seared into my brain/soul, but I’ve noticed the album I most actively still listen to is Physical Graffiti.
I'm tired of saying I'm busy (it's unhealthy, not a badge of honor), but it continues to be the truth. I just shared a big ol' update on everything I've been up to: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/coming-up-for-air/ Tons of exciting stuff! But it's taken a lot of work to get there.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: Nathan Curtis on AI, Design Systems Architecture, and Staying Aligned Beyond Figma. Have a listen:
Nathan Curtis on AI, Design Systems Architecture, and Staying Aligned Beyond Figma
Nathan Curtis discusses how his work has shifted over the past two years...
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ooooo, Design System Maturity Model from zeroheight (https://zeroheight.com/maturity/) measures your design system maturity across 6 dimensions: Foundations, Documentation & Knowledge, Governance & Team, Adoption, Measurement & Impact, and AI Readiness
After watching many musicians remix videos, I finally made one off of a super fun guitar loop. Wait for it! https://youtube.com/shorts/56gsPxsxthw?is=C3WtkAB3VsS9A8bc
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: I Feel Like I Have Lightning in My Fingertips with Ridd. Have a listen:
I Feel Like I Have Lightning in My Fingertips with Ridd
Ridd feels like he’s having more fun than ever as a designer because he...
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Switzerland put solar panels in the unused space between train tracks. They are removeable, so you can still work on the tracks. And it's working!
Switzerland has turned its train tracks into solar power plants
The patented solar panels use existing unused space to generate clean electricity — without getting in the way of a single train.
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animation is fun. community activities are fun. winning stuff is fun to celebrate the launch of the latest Web Dev Challenge, we've cooked up a hackathon with Webflow & @gsap-greensock.bsky.social that's fun ×3 build an animated landing page & you could win! details: codetv-gsap-cloud.webflow.io
Webflow × GSAP × CodeTV Challenge
The Webflow × GSAP challenge from CodeTV. Build with Astro, animate with GSAP, deploy with Webflow Cloud. Submit your app to win swag + a keyboard.
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: Docs First, AI-Ready Design Systems with Afyia Smith. Have a listen:
Docs First, AI-Ready Design Systems with Afyia Smith
Afyia Smith talks about her separation from Epic Games and choosing...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: Mountain Biking, Parenting, and AI’s Breakneck Evolution with Luke Wroblewski. Have a listen:
Mountain Biking, Parenting, and AI’s Breakneck Evolution with Luke Wroblewski
Luke Wroblewski talks about what’s waking him up excited these days and...
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: Creative Unblock, Ethical Tensions, and Pragmatism with Luke Murphy. Have a listen:
Creative Unblock, Ethical Tensions, and Pragmatism with Luke Murphy
Luke and Brad discuss feeling newly unblocked by today’s tools which...
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My "Poetic CSS" course goes live on Wednesday, with an Early Bird discount for the month of July! Here's another "side quest" on using shorthand properties: youtu.be/LNZQmOk3hKk Sign up for email updates (and a drawing for a handmade @OddBird mug): courses.oddbird.net/poetic-css/#... #css
Use Shorthands for a Fresh Start
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Doesn’t matter what it is, please tell me honestly, how much money do you spend per month on your main hobby? I’m working on a talk and I’m curious to get a wild figure. Feel free to reply, DM or email me. 100% no judgement, just amateur data research. Boost for reach please 💖
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: Incubating Ideas, Human Memory, and Designing for Humanity with Don Norman. Have a listen:
Incubating Ideas, Human Memory, and Designing for Humanity with Don Norman
Don Norman discusses how his best ideas arrive through “incubation,”...
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networksofny2026.bigcartel.com/product/netw... hi, did you like my book Networks of New York when it came out in 2016? you might like the updated 2026 edition which I'll be releasing in September and you can pre-order now
Networks of New York, 2026 Edition (PRE-ORDER)
SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 2026! Networks of New York is a book by me, Ingrid Burrington. It helps readers identify indicators of physical internet and telecommunications infrastructure in New York City. Usin...
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In case anyone needs to play with a bunch of drum machines and sequencers today: https://roland50.studio/
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: Homeschooling, Community Confidence, and Being Human at Work with Abby Covert. Have a listen:
Homeschooling, Community Confidence, and Being Human at Work with Abby Covert
Abby Covert shares what excites her now, leaving corporate life,...
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With all the 3D CSS projects going around, Doom, Quake, etc it makes me want to revisit my 2019 100% CSS renders (based on artwork by Romain Trystram) github.com/propjockey/D...
I'm porting Quake to 3D CSS, so it runs in the browser without WebGL. It's open source 👹 Play it! cssquake.com Repo: github.com/LayoutitStud...
We had a music session in our basement on Saturday, and improvised a whole bunch of stuff: Fly Like An Eagle, an old Fleetwood Mac Song, Amazing Grace (to House of the Rising Sun), Khruangbin, and some other fun jams. https://soundcloud.com/frostfrost-1/sets/frosty-nightz-4