Act 01 - Scene #28 - Ben Callahan
Ben Callahan explores how design systems shape creativity, why accessibility and adaptive design matter, and how a shared language and development knowledge can drive better collaboration and future-ready tools.
What You’ll Learn
- Examining how structure in design systems can either support or suppress creativity, depending on how it’s led
- Unpacking the tension between governance and freedom in design, and how community can close that gap
- Exploring the need for designers to develop technical empathy to build more functional and future-ready systems
Episode Breakdown
His perspective encourages designers to see systems not as limits, but as opportunities for connection. To understand how communication and shared understanding can accelerate impact. To lean into technology, including AI, without losing the human touch that makes design matter.
Tune in to learn how embracing a shared design language can enhance creativity, collaboration, and product success.
