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Gerrit Kaiser

@gerrit

Brand & design systems @zalandodesign. Formerly @spotifydesign, @soundcloud

 Berlin, Germany
gerritkaiser.de
Joined January 2007
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Sharing a new tool of mine that makes working with color contrast a bit easier: dfusilier.github.io/color-sh…
An interface that allows people to input a color and see a numerical shade value from 0–200.

ALT An interface that allows people to input a color and see a numerical shade value from 0–200.

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Jordan Singer
@jsngr23 Jun 2022
✨ we’re so excited to introduce Prototyper for Figma to everyone prototyper.design
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Jordan Singer
@jsngr21 Dec 2021
the web: a visual history
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BBC UX&D@bbcuxd19 Apr 2021
*loud bird noises* We are super excited to announce that our UX Design Degree Apprenticeship is open for applications! Hit the link to apply 👉 bbc.co.uk/careers/trainee-sc… #YouMakeTheBBC #bbc #uxdesign #ux #design @BBCGetIn @BBCCareers
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devon k@devonko_6 Oct 2021
Hi Twitter. I need your help. A few years ago, I had a freak accident that sent me into catastrophic kidney failure. I've been struggling to find a kidney donor ever since. I'm in dire need of a type O+/- kidney and ask that you please share my story. #kidneyfordevon 🧵👇
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managers be like: “yeah i’d love to chat feel free to drop an invite on my calendar!” the calendar:
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Barton Smith
@bartonsmith18 May 2021
Designing for Android 🤖📱 I've spent too many hours over the years cross-referencing websites, taking screenshots on different devices, looking at internal data, and searching for documentation in order to understand what screens to design for. Here's what I've learnt [1/12]
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Charlie Backus@iamcbackus28 Apr 2021
How do design system apis evolve to meet a growing number of teams and use cases? Check out my take!
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@SpotifyEng28 Apr 2021
How do we grow a design system🪴to meet the needs of an evolving product? @iamcbackus shares his POV on which approach – customization or configuration – to use, and when. engineering.atspotify.com/20…
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Gautham 🌶
@__gauth9 Apr 2021
I'm excited to announce 🎉 the ✨ Mesh Gradient ✨ @figmadesign plugin is now live! Get fine-grained control of your gradients, generate high-res gradient images, and save & edit gradients! 👀 figma.com/community/plugin/9…
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Cat Noone
@imcatnoone31 Mar 2021
I'm OVERJOYED to open the virtual doors to the @getstarkco Public Library with all of you—giving you what you asked from us for the longest: education. Say hello to the largest, centralized accessibility resource on the internet! 🤩🔥
Stark (@getstarkco) profile pictureStark
@getstarkco31 Mar 2021
Today we're opening our virtual doors to the Stark Public Library, becoming the largest, centralized accessibility resource on the internet! 📚🎉 Discover the world's best a11y info, guides, events, courses, and more—curated & created by us for you getstark.co/library
Stark’s Public Library – Accessibility resources, guides, communities, and more

Stark’s Public Library – Accessibility resources, guides, communities, and more

Discover the world’s best accessibility resources, curated for you.

getstark.co
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jeeves
@jeeveswilliams23 Feb 2021
file this rebrand FIRMLY under ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ at first glance, the new san francisco symphony identity feels kinda uncomfortable. like, who is this condensed serif font and why does it think it can get away with being so... so... chaotic?? 👀 but WAIT...
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Tyce Clee@iamtyce10 Nov 2020
Really excited to share this one! Hope it helps anyone thinking about kicking off a #designsystem 😃
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Building a design system is a mammoth task but @iamtyce is here to give you a leg up. Read his article about the 5 things he wishes he knew before building Spotify's design system, Encore, over on the blog 👉 spoti.fi/5things 👈
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Kristy Tillman@KristyT13 Oct 2020
Made In the Future, a design fellowship for aspiring underrepresented designers, has been a project that is years in the making and I am finally ready to share it with the world. I hope you join me in nurturing and supporting our 1st cohort of fellows. madeinthefuturefellowship.co…
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🎤 Can I get an Encore? We know you want more! In at 8⃣... In 2019, @marinaposniak, @shaunbent and @gerrit told the world about our new design system, or rather family of design systems, Encore and took us through a history of design systems at Spotify. spoti.fi/EncoreDS
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lil@lily___digital5 Jun 2020
wherearetheblackdesigners.co…
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lil@lily___digital4 Jun 2020
DESIGNERS: reading list on how aesthetics, spatial design, and race are connected. gonna go through some of these too 👇👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1…
SPACE/RACE

SPACE/RACE

SPACE/RACE READING LIST To share use this link: https://bit.ly/spaceraceplace SPACE/RACE SPACE/GENDER SPACE/BODY This reading list was collectively produced by a group of architectural historians,...

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juan
@juanbuis27 Mar 2020
holy shit apparently a pie chart is not called a pie chart in french it’s called a CAMEMBERT
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Peter Merholz@peterme18 Feb 2020
It bears commenting that not even Spotify follows the “Spotify Squad Model,” as they kept evolving and learning and changing. Every org needs to figure out what’s right for them, not hamfistedly apply what worked in an extremely different context.
Gerrit Kaiser (@gerrit) profile pictureGerrit Kaiser@gerrit18 Feb 2020
Replying to @peterme
We thought about this a lot and kept iterating on the model, here’s where we’re at rn: spotify.design/articles/2019…
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Aaron Darcy@McAzzaMan22 Jan 2020
I have a soft spot for seeing bar-codes used "Non-traditionally". This is fantastic
和田永 │ Ei Wada 🦀 (@crab_feet) profile picture和田永 │ Ei Wada 🦀@crab_feet22 Jan 2020
《バーコーダー》バーコードリーダーのスキャン信号をレジではなく、スピーカーに直接接続することで音を鳴らす。 いま渋谷で巨大レシート版、演奏できます┃┃┃┃_ρﾞ #electronicosfantasticos
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We've got a new blog post from our Head of Design Ops, Cliona O'Sullivan. It's packed with insights on how our design ops team is dialling up the joy and turning down the pain for design at Spotify 🎛️ #designops #designtools #designculture #designlearning spotify.design/articles/2019…
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