This book cuts through the noise and hype around designs systems. Andrew really digs in to every part of creating and using a design system in the real world. I've worked with Andrew and learned a lot from him...he's shared so much valuable stuff in this book that's hard to find anywhere else.

Thanks Todd. It's a great point. I explored this a lot in earlier designs, but the GIFs demanded so much attention that I started pairing everything way back. Because it's an app that I hope people will use frequently, I wanted it to feel more neutral and "safe" as opposed to something more novel that might get stale quickly.

Hey all, I thought some here might relate to the pain of building something yourself in your spare time.

Great! Glad to hear it :)

Hey Noah, I wrote a basic Android generator plugin that should work with the new Sketch. It's on Github here. I can easily add other options, so let me know if there's other functionality you need.

Thanks Cameron! Sort of a personal question, but what impact does your religious beliefs have on your work, if any?

I'm curious, what specifically don't you like?

What happens if you click the "Invite!" button?

Maybe https://www.urbancompass.com?

I know you meant it as a fun, light-hearted post, but it's important to consider our motivations, too.

Since you've identified this piece as satire, it's hard to believe you when you say your intent wasn't to mock. From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire):

"Satire is a genre of literature, and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement."

I don't think anyone is disagreeing that the stereotype you describe exists, but why make fun of them? If your intent is to shame them into improvement, then own up to that. My opinion is that this piece isn't effective as satire. If that's not your intent, then this really only exists so that we can chuckle while we reaffirm to ourselves that we aren't one of the sad, clueless people you've described. That may feel nice for a moment, but is it constructive?