About
Hybrid design engineer who loves elegant user interfaces, intuitive user experiences, and beautifully crafted code. Loves building scalable design systems while helping designers and engineers work better together.
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Education
Work Experience
Projects
Directed the creation of a vision video (with the Atlassian Creative Team) that visualizes our vision and shows the shifts we’re taking to evolve Atlassian Design System.
Speaking
Conversations with industry leaders and product makers to share best practices and explore the areas where design and development come together.
The theme "What does your design system mean to you?" will explore the what, how, and why of design systems at 3 organizations.
Jennie and Chris discuss following the path of least resistance when building design systems. It must feel natural and easier for the people using the system, so much so, it doesn’t make sense to continue with old habits.
Sharing some spooky design system horror stories, in the spirit of October and Halloween!
Ever heard of Design Systems but don't know how to actually get started into the field or learn about it? If you are someone who wants to understand how it is like working on Design Systems and is a junior/entry level designer in the making, this group session is for you!
Oct 2021 • Design systems have evolved into robust ecosystems of interconnected tooling, documentation, conceptual models, and more. We're excited to bring you on a journey to celebrate and reflect on the past decade as we shift our mindsets, apply systems thinking, and take on the monster of scale, to embrace the complexity of "platform."
Feb 2021 • Jennie and Chris discuss the critical role of storytelling for your design system, using learning moments to drive adoption, what comes next after launching your system, qualitative and quantitative ways to measure system success, and content strategies for design systems.
Awards
Atlassian Design System has rolled out a foundational, harmonious and empowering colour system at enterprise scale for millions of customers. Making the lives of designers and developers more enjoyable through codified design decisions and clever tooling that saves time and increases the quality of the visual theming experience.
Volunteering
Certifications
People are at the heart of every complex human system--but they’re often the most overlooked. Effective problem solvers today know how to visualize the larger dynamics of the system while staying grounded in the needs of people.
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Gain techniques for mapping complex systems and identifying the root causes of a problem.
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Establish a shared view of the system and reframe problems from different perspectives to uncover new solutions.
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Find the right problems to solve and pick the best solutions to experiment with.
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Deepen your understanding of your organizational systems by taking an iterative approach to testing solutions and gaining insights.