26. Avery Oldt from Blermph: Embracing intentionality and creating trust

<p>Avery and Chris discuss lessons learned from design and development partnering up vs. making work an “us vs. them” thing, embracing intentionality and viewing all decisions through that lens, focusing on reuse and trust to help your design system gain traction across your organization.<br/><br/><em>Guest:<br/><br/></em>Avery Oldt is Founder &amp; Chief Design Officer at <a href='https://www.blermph.com/'>Blermph</a>, a creative studio that helps organizations build the great teams and great culture that produce great products. He has led design, product, and engineering teams at MTV, Restoration Hardware, LendingHome, LVMH, and Bank of the West BNP Paribas. You can find Avery at <a href='https://www.blermph.com/'>blermph.com</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/designbeardo/'>@designbeardo</a> on Instagram, <a href='https://twitter.com/designbeardo'>@designbeardo</a> on Twitter, and on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyoldt/'>LinkedIn</a>.<br/><br/><em>Host:<br/><br/></em>Chris Strahl is co-founder and CEO of <a href='https://www.knapsack.cloud/'>Knapsack</a>, host of <a href='https://twitter.com/thedspod'>@TheDSPod</a>, DnD DM, and occasional river guide. You can find Chris on Twitter as <a href='https://twitter.com/chrisstrahl'>@chrisstrahl</a> and on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisstrahl/'>LinkedIn</a>.<br/><br/><em>Sponsor:<br/><br/></em>Knapsack — Design once, build once, use everywhere. Knapsack is a design system platform rooted in code that enables teams to ship better, more consistent apps in half the time. Learn more at <a href='https://www.knapsack.cloud/'>knapsack.cloud</a>.<br/><br/><em>Links:<br/><br/></em>View the <a href='https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Kgh_fAOtyo5W4QJ4pZru_1-qo9fKxab/view?usp=sharing'>transcript</a> for this episode.</p>