Ep 38: Career Convos for Design Systems People w/ Romina Kavcic

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#Arts #Graphic Design #Davy Fung + PJ Onori

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This was a special LIVE RECORDING at The Future of Design Systems conference hosted by @IntoDSConf. Friend of the program @rominadesigner takes over as host. We talk about what hard skills are important to have (building components), and the novel idea of interviewing specifically for systems thinking.

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Ep 38: Career Convos for Design Systems People w/ Romina Kavcic

Design System Office Hours

published 2年之前

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#Arts #Graphic Design #Davy Fung + PJ Onori

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