Nostr notes by brad_frost

What presentation/talk have you delivered that you're most ...

2026-06-12T13:20:17Z

What presentation/talk have you delivered that you're most proud of?

I have a bit of an update on life and work: ...

2026-04-08T12:33:40Z

I have a bit of an update on life and work:
youtube.com/watch?v=cF21KbWfucw&feature=youtu.be

https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/an-update-on-life-and-work/

Just another in ol’ Brad Frost’s inbox. “Hello, earth ...

2026-03-15T14:04:28Z

Just another in ol’ Brad Frost’s inbox.

“Hello, earth puppies” will now be my go-to greeting for Zoom calls.

COLLABORATING AND MAKING WEBSITES LIKE IT'S 1999 (in the best ...

2026-02-12T18:28:13Z

COLLABORATING AND MAKING WEBSITES LIKE IT'S 1999 (in the best way possible.)

It feels so good to actually work in a genuinely creative, collaborative way. No Jira tickets, no Agile nonsense, no handovers, no artifacts, no review, no horseshit.

Believe it or not, it is ABSOLUTELY still possible to work this way on big, important, and meaningful projects. But we've let these muscles atrophy for a very, very long time. It's time to rebuild them.

What software do you rely on that you feel you are way ...

2025-12-10T15:46:01Z

What software do you rely on that you feel you are way underutilizing?

Just another day in ol' Brad Frost's inbox. ...

2025-11-14T20:03:23Z

Just another day in ol' Brad Frost's inbox.

Reply with a picture of your last dumb phone. ...

2025-10-27T16:50:27Z

Reply with a picture of your last dumb phone.

THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE COBBLER'S CHILDREN TO BE SHOED. We ...

2025-10-13T18:35:36Z

THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE COBBLER'S CHILDREN TO BE SHOED. We need to a name for our own internal design system. It currently has the boring-ass name "BFW Design System." What should it be instead?

To the person driving by with the windows down JUST ABSOLUTELY ...

2025-09-15T12:35:59Z

To the person driving by with the windows down JUST ABSOLUTELY BLASTING Money For Nothing by Dire Straits, I salute you. That's what I call doing Monday morning right.

You HAVE to check out @npub1spt…wwgs's website: ...

2025-09-09T16:42:48Z

You HAVE to check out Matthias Ott (npub1spt…wwgs)'s website: https://matthiasott.com/

Extremely creative and well-built, you can even play around with customization knobs (using design tokens!) like a musical instrument!

📙 📗 📘 📕 The History of Themeable User Interfaces: ...

2025-08-28T18:42:14Z

📙 📗 📘 📕 The History of Themeable User Interfaces: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/the-history-of-themeable-user-interfaces/

It was an incredible experience to write this piece. It blurs together the history of computers, video games, the web, design systems, and my own existence on this planet.

This is going to be a big week full of some fun announcements and ...

2025-07-14T02:33:08Z

This is going to be a big week full of some fun announcements and news! The first of those announcements is that I'm resurrecting my email newsletter! https://bradfrost.com/newsletter/

I want to talk with people directly and cultivate connection, creativity, and positivity without algorithms getting in the way.

You can subscribe to my newsletter to be the first to hear about the OTHER fun announcements I'll be sharing this week.

Music is holding me together right now. ...

2025-04-10T01:54:31Z

Music is holding me together right now. https://youtu.be/o1ebS1vwSiU?si=OZLFXFf2pBMcTwhk

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2025-04-04T16:14:15Z

it is really stunning, and I can't keep up. I feel like I can ...

2025-02-26T23:11:19Z

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it is really stunning, and I can't keep up. I feel like I can only internalize a couple of their styles.

They're incredible! Check this out: ...

2025-02-26T21:13:38Z

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They're incredible! Check this out: https://youtu.be/Njk2YAgNMnE?si=_h9FL2kIc4QPgcG4

What musical artist have you wanted to dig into but haven't ...

2025-02-25T22:12:57Z

What musical artist have you wanted to dig into but haven't yet?

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2025-02-10T21:34:06Z

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When I see stuff like this my first reaction is "Humans are ...

2025-01-28T15:10:11Z

When I see stuff like this my first reaction is "Humans are wild!"

What's a less-common word that's a common word in your ...

2025-01-22T20:10:09Z

What's a less-common word that's a common word in your vocabulary?

I had an epiphany and now I'm going live on YouTube to ...

2025-01-12T20:15:06Z

I had an epiphany and now I'm going live on YouTube to live-code a website. Feel free to join if you're bored! https://studio.youtube.com/video/yVaZ1m3xwZ0/livestreaming

Any technology: "here is loads of storage space with the ...

2024-12-20T19:36:53Z

Any technology: "here is loads of storage space with the option to always add more."

Voicemail: "Your mailbox is full after receiving 5 voicemails."

📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I'm excited to announce that we're ...

2024-12-18T17:51:01Z

📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I'm excited to announce that we're launching a new online course called Subatomic: The Complete Guide To Design Tokens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOD266ljeQg

This deep-dive course will teach you all you need to master design tokens. Learn more and preorder here: https://designtokenscourse.com/

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2024-12-10T14:15:21Z

What's the loudest concert you've ever been to?

People who do video production & editing: what tools, ...

2024-12-06T14:49:20Z

People who do video production & editing: what tools, computer specs, etc do you find essential or helpful?

🍂 HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE! 🍂 If you're reading ...

2024-11-28T14:19:46Z

🍂 HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE! 🍂

If you're reading this, I'm so incredibly grateful to you. It means that somewhere along the way we've connected in some way, shape, or form.

That is a freaking gift. I'm thankful for you.

⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰ ULTRA PROUD DAD MOMENT: my ...

2024-11-27T18:33:39Z

⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰⏰
ULTRA PROUD DAD MOMENT: my daughter made her first website!

https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/ellas-first-website/

I made this sign to try to capture how I'm feeling about ...

2024-11-11T01:00:28Z

I made this sign to try to capture how I'm feeling about everything right now.

Here's the Halloween-meets-design-systems post you didn't ...

2024-10-31T18:30:27Z

Here's the Halloween-meets-design-systems post you didn't know you needed. The ever-astute Ian Frost said "didn't the green apple Blow Pop have a different design than the other flavors before?" Why, yes it did! Until the creation of the Charms Blow Pop Wrapper Design System.

#designsystems #packaging #halloween

Now that social media is scattered, I think it's finally time ...

2024-09-24T13:33:35Z

Now that social media is scattered, I think it's finally time to set up an Indie Web-esque "post (even short stuff) on my own site and automatically post it to Mastodon, Threads, et al.

I've got a WordPress site and I'm not looking to move off of that anytime soon; does anyone have any good resources on how to make that happen?

📙 What book caused in a significant change in your life? ...

2024-09-13T15:39:36Z

📙 What book caused in a significant change in your life?

Respond with the book's title, author, and explain why/how it changed your behavior/outlook/habits/etc

It's difficult to put into words just how incredible ...

2024-08-19T03:53:28Z

It's difficult to put into words just how incredible Frostapalooza was. You'll just have to see for yourself: https://instagram.com/brad_frost

A year ago, I set up a shared playlist for all of the ...

2024-08-05T16:39:32Z

A year ago, I set up a shared playlist for all of the Frostapalooza musicians to add whatever songs they thought would be fun to perform on August 17th.

We ended up with over 18 hours of music (!!), so we did a dot-voting exercise to dial in what songs to play. For fun, I'd love to share that giant list with you. What songs would you love to hear at Frostapalooza? Vote here:
https://www.figma.com/board/clWzzHtAqhInBMg3tmCpm1/Frostapalooza-song-candidates-public?node-id=0-1&t=uDYI4Yz0l5pOk7RR-0

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2024-07-30T19:42:19Z

What's the best bass line of all time?

‼️Well, holy shit, I’m 40! How do I feel, you ask? Great! ...

2024-07-30T17:57:16Z

‼️Well, holy shit, I’m 40! How do I feel, you ask? Great! Better than great. I’m so incredibly grateful to be here, for the people in my life, to have the perspective I have, to be where I’m at in life.

Here are 40 lessons I've learned in life: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/40-thoughts-at-40/

Please enjoy this amazing Google Photos auto-generated image of ...

2024-07-02T13:00:19Z

Please enjoy this amazing Google Photos auto-generated image of Jeremy Keith (npub1uy4…kptm):