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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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchExploring 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.
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth is hosted by Elyse Holladay. The show has published 26 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Design system quality has a business case now (and it's... AI?), with Murphy Trueman" (27 April 2026, 37 minutes), "Brand imagery & color swatches: lessons from building for e-comm, with Maya Hampton" (6 April 2026, 55 minutes), and "Brand imagery & color swatches: lessons from building for e-comm, with Maya Hampton" (6 April 2026, 55 minutes).
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 26 episodes.
Booking probability for On Theme: Design Systems in Depth is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. On Theme: Design Systems in Depth requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. On Theme: Design Systems in Depth's contact route on record: verified email.
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Elyse Holladay hosts On Theme: Design Systems in Depth, an arts podcast with 26 episodes published.
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Episode #5
<p>Murphy Trueman joins me to dig into something most design system teams already know but haven't wanted to say out loud: your design system isn't ready for AI. Ambiguous tokens, undocumented rules, and a lack of...
Episode #4
<p>Maya draws on her experience as a design systems PM at both REI and lululemon to explore what makes ecommerce design systems distinct. From the component library decisions to supporting editorial flexibility and...
<p>Maya draws on her experience as a design systems PM at both REI and lululemon to explore what makes ecommerce design systems distinct. From the component library decisions to supporting editorial flexibility and...
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
<p>There’s so much happening in the world of design systems: so much noise, so many new tools, and so much pressure. Where to start?</p><p>Building on what I wrote on the Zeroheight blog, in this minisode I’m offering...
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
<p>There’s so much happening in the world of design systems: so much noise, so many new tools, and so much pressure. Where to start?</p> <p>Building on what I wrote on the Zeroheight blog, in this minisode I’m offering...
Episode #3
<p>Y’all know I am fully bought in on design-with-code tools, so I loved this episode with Robin Cannon, VP of Product at Knapsack and former IBM Carbon and J.P. Morgan Salt design system exec, on why he thinks the...
<p>Y’all know I am fully bought in on design-with-code tools, so I loved this episode with Robin Cannon, VP of Product at Knapsack and former IBM Carbon and J.P. Morgan Salt design system exec, on why he thinks the...
<p>Noelle joins me again for some 2026 predictions trend encapsulations, and we try to unpack the absolute madness of the first two months of 2026. </p> <p>1️⃣ <b> Designing with code is in, making pictures of UIs is...
Episode #2
<p>Noelle joins me again for some 2026 predictions trend encapsulations, and we try to unpack the absolute madness of the first two months of 2026. </p><p>1️⃣ <b> Designing with code is in, making pictures of UIs is...
Episode #1
<p>My very first minisode of the entire podcast was some 2025 predictions, and a lot has changed. (Honestly, what was I thinking trying to make predictions in the era of AI? fml) Noelle Lansford joined me for Season...
<p>My very first minisode of the entire podcast was some 2025 predictions, and a lot has changed. (Honestly, what was I thinking trying to make predictions in the era of AI? fml) Noelle Lansford joined me for Season...
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
<p>I'm back from Zeroheight's Converge conference in Bristol, UK, with my recap and thoughts. In this minisode, find out my three major themes from the event: reducing complexity, shifting towards code to design, and...
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
<p>I'm back from Zeroheight's Converge conference in Bristol, UK, with my recap and thoughts. In this minisode, find out my three major themes from the event: reducing complexity, shifting towards code to design, and...
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
<p>Surprise minisode! In this quick episode, hear a few ways AI tools are useful for design systems now, my new favorite design-eng handoff tool, and three can't-miss industry events this fall.</p> <p>📲 Send me a...
On Theme: Design Systems in Depth
<p>Surprise minisode! In this quick episode, hear a few ways AI tools are useful for design systems now, my new favorite design-eng handoff tool, and three can't-miss industry events this fall.</p><p>📲 Send me a...
Episode #17
<p>Chat, this is the last episode of season one! Thank you for listening and supporting the show! There's no better way to wrap up, IMO, than an optimistic and curious exploration of what it means to be a creative human...
<p>Chat, this is the last episode of season one! Thank you for listening and supporting the show! There's no better way to wrap up, IMO, than an optimistic and curious exploration of what it means to be a creative human...
<p>Y’all, I’ll be honest. Some days, I’m scared and nervous and uncomfortable with AI’s emergence, and implications, too. But I am also curiously optimistic, and more importantly — I don’t want to use any platform I...
Episode #16
<p>Y’all, I’ll be honest. Some days, I’m scared and nervous and uncomfortable with AI’s emergence, and implications, too. But I am also curiously optimistic, and more importantly — I don’t want to use any platform I...
Episode #15
<p>Guy Segal joins Elyse to unpack the messy, complicated world of… people. Guy shares practical strategies from his experience at Thomson Reuters, including the powerful "pre-mortem" exercise he used to rebuild trust...
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