I owe skeuomorphism my career - it's what kickstarted everything for me. Lately, I've been in more & more conversations discussing digital-design needing "grounding" in physical objects and interactions. Are we not well into "this is how digital works" and don't need the IRL connections any longer?

Boy, anyone who's got a toddler or young kid and is still able to find the energy to work on side-projects consistently - I salute you.

Kicking off 2025 documenting architecture requirements, processes, and human impacts of converting our Design System React Lib over to Web Components. We're rolling out a small, single purpose pattern which has already brought us clarity and so many more of the right questions.