Dan MH

Dan MH

@danmh.xyz

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Proud generalist. Ex design systems at GitLab. Seeking #designtwitter. Opinions=own, but looking for better ones. 🏠 Barry 🫖 danmh.xyz/gitlab

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Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

Looking forward to my first WDC tomorrow. See you there?

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WDC2026 is tomorrow! @lurkmoophy.bsky.social and @alexolder.com are looking to see all you beautiful people in Bristol tomorrow! We have a great lineup of speakers who will be sharing their knowledge with us We will see you at the @wshed.bsky.social tomorrow! Doors open at 8:45! webdevconf.com

webdevconf.comWDC2026 - October 9 2026, Watershed, Bristol, UK | Web Developers ConferenceWDC is the web design and development conference based in Bristol, taking place in autumn each year.
Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

Obsessed with the hidden angle measuring part of this beautiful folding ruler

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What would designing for true connection look like in technology? Would it connect people, place, passions all together? Can we get back to subcultures and expression having places to exist and shared boundaries to move between? (see A Pattern Language)

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This model of consumption even shows up in how I think and talk about design systems — consumers and consuming teams. I wonder what would be reshaped if the language was changed to connected teams?

Dan MH
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So much of life and dystopian futures are about consumption - scarce resources to compete over. Perhaps there are clues in thinking about connections instead. Is the best future one where we can connect with those we live near and those we care about? Social media went from connection→consumption.

Dan MH
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Babies with food on their face: not cute 🤢 But to the parents of the kid it often is adorable. This is a tweet about design systems.

Dan MH
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Spicy take: lots of 'async' I've seen promoted isn't async. Record a loom, drop a message, wait 6+ hours for a reply. Is this just slow sync? 🌶️🌶️🌶

Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

Async is more than sending well crafted messages or recording video walkthroughs. It’s about creating space for everyone's input to be heard, however they communicate best, and capturing it for both the short and long term.

Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

At GitLab I saw it allow our best work, informed by all our quirks and atypicalities because we were able to show up with deeply considered views and actual perspectives. And later, re-evaluate or re-commit to those decisions.

Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

I am so grateful I was able to be myself, be part of a team where values mattered, and where work happened in a way that let everyone contribute. GitLab has employed some of the kindest, most curious, and best people. I've learned so much from all your generosity and patience.

Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

I find myself choosing to use software that is more beautiful or fun but less capable over 'better' alternatives more and more often

Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

Designer toxic trait: Spending more time picking OTF character variant combinations than the words themselves

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Alternative caption: what if your UI elements behaved like cats

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what if your canvas labels had a gravitational pull.

Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

Never gets old seeing a designer make their first code change, it update in the browser before their own eyes, and them instantly realise that their practice will never be the same again 🥰

Dan MH
@danmh.xyz

2025 complete. Worked on great things with quality people. I end the year convinced — more than ever — that the best future is one where those who design and build work closer together. And using shared languages, tools, and incentives. danmh.xyz/wrapped-2025/

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