
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
Hosted by host · Elyse Holladay
4.3from 6 ratings
- 27
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 6
- Ratings
- 2024
- First episode
About On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
Exploring how successful design systems get built, maintained, and deliver impact. Design systems is having a major reinvention moment, and I want to share what's working from design system practitioners out there forging the way. Expect aha moments, actionable insights, thoughtful discussions, and spicy takes from accomplished design system practitioners. Hosted by Elyse Holladay.
- Publisher
- Elyse Holladay
- Category
- arts · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Oct 2024
- Latest episode
- 6 Apr 2026
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3 of 27 episodes have a transcript.

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16 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
What comes after the infinite canvas? with Robin Cannon
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What comes after the infinite canvas? with Robin Cannon
Published 16 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The kinds of words that designers use isn't code words they're not saying change this prop either saying make it do this make it not go away when I click right and those are but those are props in the components or the API and so that interpretation layer I think is the really interesting thing because I actually don't think that pixel pushing UI changes this padding to seven pixels is actually the maybe we need the ability to do that sometimes but actually in a lot of use cases we don't. When I talk about the canvas becoming obsolete I really mean like the infinite canvas as an abstraction. I do think like a restricted canvas that uses the things you are allowed to use but understands when you're talking about or moving something about in plain English it can reply to you in plain English but under the hood there is a full understanding of the props the guidance honestly even more than just your design system. […]
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