natalya
@natalyathree.bsky.social
Artist, designer, developer, pragmatic yet relentless optimist
Currently design systems @ Datadog 💜 previously Director of Primer Design @ GitHub, software eng at NYTimes, instructor @ Harvard Extension.
Follow for design, code, hot takes & witchcraft
Currently design systems @ Datadog 💜 previously Director of Primer Design @ GitHub, software eng at NYTimes, instructor @ Harvard Extension.
Follow for design, code, hot takes & witchcraft
Absolutely loved bringing the whimsy and design systems leadership lessons from my training as an artist to @zeroheight.com converge ✨ thank you @lurkmoophy.bsky.social and team!!! 💜
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Absolutely loved bringing the whimsy and design systems leadership lessons from my training as an artist to @zeroheight.com converge ✨ thank you @lurkmoophy.bsky.social and team!!! 💜
Join in on the fun!!!!
The Question Episode 061 with this week's co host @natalyathree.bsky.social is LIVE!
Answer here bit.ly/answerTheQue... and join us on Thursday at Noon Eastern for the deep dive into how our skills as #designsystems practitioners are evolving.
See you Thursday!
Answer here bit.ly/answerTheQue... and join us on Thursday at Noon Eastern for the deep dive into how our skills as #designsystems practitioners are evolving.
See you Thursday!
September 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Join in on the fun!!!!
This was my first sketch note ever!!! 😍😍😍
This conference changed the trajectory of my career so incredibly. What a time capsule ❤️ so grateful! Thank you @aristiles.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
This conference changed the trajectory of my career so incredibly. What a time capsule ❤️ so grateful! Thank you @aristiles.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
In the midst of my downsizing I keep finding fun things like this: a sketch note compilation from CSS Dev Conf 2014 by @natalyathree.bsky.social . I’ve always loved this, but now it reads like a time capsule. “Goodbye Floats” “Who uses Sass?”
September 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This was my first sketch note ever!!! 😍😍😍
This conference changed the trajectory of my career so incredibly. What a time capsule ❤️ so grateful! Thank you @aristiles.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
This conference changed the trajectory of my career so incredibly. What a time capsule ❤️ so grateful! Thank you @aristiles.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️
You had to be there ✌️what a pleasure to be hosted by the lovely design engineering crew at netflix last month!
More fun this month! Stay tuned!
More fun this month! Stay tuned!
July 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
You had to be there ✌️what a pleasure to be hosted by the lovely design engineering crew at netflix last month!
More fun this month! Stay tuned!
More fun this month! Stay tuned!
Big news: there's a new sticker on my new laptop ☀️ 🌙
July 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Big news: there's a new sticker on my new laptop ☀️ 🌙
Hi ✌️ from the Catskills where I'm re-wilding a few acres. I love making things on computers, and I also love nature and learning to care for it. Balance is everything!
Back with tech hot takes in a bit, for now, a deep breath of fresh air.
Back with tech hot takes in a bit, for now, a deep breath of fresh air.
May 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hi ✌️ from the Catskills where I'm re-wilding a few acres. I love making things on computers, and I also love nature and learning to care for it. Balance is everything!
Back with tech hot takes in a bit, for now, a deep breath of fresh air.
Back with tech hot takes in a bit, for now, a deep breath of fresh air.
New York design systems scene ✨
May 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
New York design systems scene ✨
Listen in on a conversation with the absolutely delightful @elyseholladay.bsky.social. Can't wait to keep the fun going in Bristol at converge.zeroheight.com
open.spotify.com/episode/6Zg6...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Zg6...
May 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Listen in on a conversation with the absolutely delightful @elyseholladay.bsky.social. Can't wait to keep the fun going in Bristol at converge.zeroheight.com
open.spotify.com/episode/6Zg6...
open.spotify.com/episode/6Zg6...
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Making a #DesignSystems Starter Pack 👍🏻
Design Systems
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
October 20, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Making a #DesignSystems Starter Pack 👍🏻
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I wrote about design system teams and morale. pjonori.blog/posts/design...
The existential challenge of design system team morale
pjonori.blog
February 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I wrote about design system teams and morale. pjonori.blog/posts/design...
If you're overwhelmed by everything to learn and keep up with, shift your focus to noticing what lights you up and makes you feel curious.
So easy to let moments slip by as unimportant, but it's not a waste of time to enjoy being human. It's critical to creativity, and foundational to learning.
So easy to let moments slip by as unimportant, but it's not a waste of time to enjoy being human. It's critical to creativity, and foundational to learning.
February 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you're overwhelmed by everything to learn and keep up with, shift your focus to noticing what lights you up and makes you feel curious.
So easy to let moments slip by as unimportant, but it's not a waste of time to enjoy being human. It's critical to creativity, and foundational to learning.
So easy to let moments slip by as unimportant, but it's not a waste of time to enjoy being human. It's critical to creativity, and foundational to learning.
Feeling the pre-pandemic meetup design scene vibes ✨ in New York thanks to the hard work of the best people. Community is everything. See you all at the next one ✌️
Thanks for the fun and the photos! @erinmikail.bsky.social and @donnie.damato.design
Thanks for the fun and the photos! @erinmikail.bsky.social and @donnie.damato.design
February 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Feeling the pre-pandemic meetup design scene vibes ✨ in New York thanks to the hard work of the best people. Community is everything. See you all at the next one ✌️
Thanks for the fun and the photos! @erinmikail.bsky.social and @donnie.damato.design
Thanks for the fun and the photos! @erinmikail.bsky.social and @donnie.damato.design
literally nothing better than friends who make you laugh so hard that it hurts and you think oh my god i need to go to the gym and work out my core so i can keep up with the laughter
January 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
literally nothing better than friends who make you laugh so hard that it hurts and you think oh my god i need to go to the gym and work out my core so i can keep up with the laughter
I love collaborating with you too, @figma.com 😆 cheers to 2025! 🥂
January 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I love collaborating with you too, @figma.com 😆 cheers to 2025! 🥂
So much awesomeness to share, but not yet! Happy New Year! ✌️
December 30, 2024 at 10:44 PM
So much awesomeness to share, but not yet! Happy New Year! ✌️
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Before my Goodbye 2024 Reel (what a beautiful year) I feel like October has to have a little special highlight of its own. Tried to capture the vibe: from celebrating a very special day 💖 to beautiful adventures with dear friends, and the many joyful things in between. October is my favorite.
December 17, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Before my Goodbye 2024 Reel (what a beautiful year) I feel like October has to have a little special highlight of its own. Tried to capture the vibe: from celebrating a very special day 💖 to beautiful adventures with dear friends, and the many joyful things in between. October is my favorite.
Had the pleasure of chatting about community, design systems, and share fun hot takes with @lurkmoophy.bsky.social and @erinmikail.bsky.social today. Finding myself more excited than ever about about continuing to build the design community here in nyc & globally. We're in a beautifully human time 💖
November 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Had the pleasure of chatting about community, design systems, and share fun hot takes with @lurkmoophy.bsky.social and @erinmikail.bsky.social today. Finding myself more excited than ever about about continuing to build the design community here in nyc & globally. We're in a beautifully human time 💖
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Come listen to me jabber on and ask questions to much smarter people
We're hosting a little webinar on building a community for your design system with @natalyathree.bsky.social @erinmikail.bsky.social and @lurkmoophy.bsky.social on Wednesday this week.
Sign up to learn the importance of community and how to actually get started!
Sign up to learn the importance of community and how to actually get started!
Building community for your design system: Why community and planning for success
A panel on building community within your organization to support your design system and designops efforts
my.demio.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Come listen to me jabber on and ask questions to much smarter people
Listen to the ever talented @katielangerman.bsky.social every chance you can:
Highly recommend this talk from @katielangerman.bsky.social if you're curious how @github.com is handling Design Tokens both in code and design:
I know a thing or two about shipping tokens behind a feature flag! 😀 I gave a lightning talk about this a few months ago if you’re interested youtu.be/SjOieV8seec?...
November 25, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Listen to the ever talented @katielangerman.bsky.social every chance you can:
What a whirlwind of creativity and innovation at #upscaleconf!
Joy, creativity, and phenomenal people doing amazing work.
brb going to sleep for a week!
Joy, creativity, and phenomenal people doing amazing work.
brb going to sleep for a week!
November 24, 2024 at 5:14 PM
What a whirlwind of creativity and innovation at #upscaleconf!
Joy, creativity, and phenomenal people doing amazing work.
brb going to sleep for a week!
Joy, creativity, and phenomenal people doing amazing work.
brb going to sleep for a week!
Highly recommend applying to this internship! PS. Hiring Cole was one of the best decisions GitHub made.
Interning at GitHub was one of the best decisions I've made in my career. Highly recommend applying! 💖
GitHub’s Summer Internship applications are now open. Come join my team and work with the one and only @klare.bsky.social 🥰 www.github.careers/early-in-pro... (filter type: intern)
November 21, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Highly recommend applying to this internship! PS. Hiring Cole was one of the best decisions GitHub made.
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GitHub’s Summer Internship applications are now open. Come join my team and work with the one and only @klare.bsky.social 🥰 www.github.careers/early-in-pro... (filter type: intern)
Early in Profession | GitHub Careers
Early in Profession | GitHub Careers
www.github.careers
November 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM
GitHub’s Summer Internship applications are now open. Come join my team and work with the one and only @klare.bsky.social 🥰 www.github.careers/early-in-pro... (filter type: intern)
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@natalyathree.bsky.social Me ha resonado bastante el acercamiento de Natalya al proceso creativo. Yo también me había hecho cartas de Tarot, qué coincidencia esa idea 😮
November 20, 2024 at 10:15 AM
@natalyathree.bsky.social Me ha resonado bastante el acercamiento de Natalya al proceso creativo. Yo también me había hecho cartas de Tarot, qué coincidencia esa idea 😮
To put a cherry on top of a year of travel and adventure, one more next week: heading to Spain 😘! Can't wait to meet everyone at www.upscaleconf.com
UPSCALE CONF 2024: AI, Design, and Creativity in Málaga
Discover how AI is transforming the world of design and creativity at Upscale Conf 2024, Nov 19-20 in Málaga. Hands-on workshops, keynotes, and more.
www.upscaleconf.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:30 PM
To put a cherry on top of a year of travel and adventure, one more next week: heading to Spain 😘! Can't wait to meet everyone at www.upscaleconf.com