63. Jennie Yip Principal Design Architect from Atlassian Design System: Building design systems, following the path of least resistance

<p>Jennie and Chris discuss following the path of least resistance when building design systems. It must feel natural and easier for the people using the system, so much so, it doesn’t make sense to continue with old habits. </p><p>View the transcript of this episode <a href='https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TybUMIGQ3a5k6Mss4y3vFGluCJqANyOt/edit'>here</a>.<br/><br/></p><p><b>Guest</b></p><p>Jennie Yip is a hybrid design engineer with a heart for elegant user interfaces, simple user experiences, and beautifully crafted code. Loves building scalable design systems while helping designers and engineers work better together.  She’s currently Principal Design Architect at Atlassian, reimagining <a href='https://www.atlassian.design/'>Atlassian Design System</a>. You can find Jennie musing about design systems or her bebe component on Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/jenniesyip'>@jenniesyip</a>.<br/><br/></p><p><b>Host</b></p><p>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/></p><p>Sponsored by Knapsack, the design system platform that brings teams together. Learn more at <a href='https://www.knapsack.cloud/?utm_source=podcast'>knapsack.cloud</a>.</p><p><br/><br/></p>