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Field notes on product design, systems, community, and learning by making.
INFCON 2024 Retrospective - The Light and Shadow of Design Systems
Hello, I'm designer Sanghyo Yee. In August 2024, I had the opportunity to join Hyungjin Gil, Sungkwang Kim, Seungho Cha, and our moderator Jihong Kim as a panel speaker at INFCON. Our session was titled The Light and Shadow of Design Systems.

Config 2024 Review - Figma's Major Updates
Hello, I'm designer Sanghyo Yee. Config has grown into a world-class Figma conference, and this article reviews both the event and the major product updates announced in the opening keynote.

2024 Motion Tools - Lottie Creator & Phase Review
A hands-on comparison of Lottie Creator and Phase, the problems each motion tool tackles, and the different creative futures they suggest.

Figma Design / Dev Leaders Meetup 2024 Retrospective
Hello, I'm designer Sanghyo. I help run Friends of Figma Seoul, Figma's official community in Korea, and share news with the local community. This is my retrospective on the Figma Design / Dev Leaders Meetup held on March 15, 2024.

LottieFiles Meetup and Lottie Creator Review
On February 13, 2024, I attended a meetup hosted by LottieFiles. I applied because I wanted to learn more about Lottie Creator, the motion-graphics tool the company had recently released.

Retrospective on the 2023 Design Systems Workshop
I like learning things and then sharing them with others. I have worked as a designer in the tech industry for eight years, and along the way I realized that I enjoy sharing what others have taught me and that I am good at it. That led to welcome opportunities to teach practical

Five Best Tokyo Restaurants I Visited
We ate a lot of food in Tokyo over two weeks, and here are five of the best.

42 Tokyo Food Reviews
Forty-two foods tried across two weeks in Tokyo, rated by price and experience, plus the five places I would seek out again.

A Perspective on Design Systems (2)
When and who needs a design system?
What I Learned Making 3,000 Cups of Coffee at Work
The importance of chatting with colleagues
