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Kathryn Grayson Nanz

Designer turned Front End Engineer

Location Asheville, NC Joined Joined on  Personal website http://kgrayson.com/ github website twitter website

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Designer-Developer Collaboration: 2024 Survey Results

Designer-Developer Collaboration: 2024 Survey Results

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Closing the Designer-Developer Gap

Closing the Designer-Developer Gap

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UX Crash Course: Usability Heuristics

UX Crash Course: Usability Heuristics

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The Current State of React Server Components: A Guide for the Perplexed

The Current State of React Server Components: A Guide for the Perplexed

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To Adopt or Not to Adopt? Assessing New Tech in a Quickly Moving Field

To Adopt or Not to Adopt? Assessing New Tech in a Quickly Moving Field

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A Developer’s Guide to Implementing a Design System (Part 2)

A Developer’s Guide to Implementing a Design System (Part 2)

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A Developer’s Guide to Implementing a Design System (Part 1)

A Developer’s Guide to Implementing a Design System (Part 1)

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Debunking 6 Common Myths about D&I in Tech

Debunking 6 Common Myths about D&I in Tech

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Applying a Custom Design System to a Third-Party Component Library? Storybook Makes it Easy.

Applying a Custom Design System to a Third-Party Component Library? Storybook Makes it Easy.

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Everything You Need to Know About the Updated React Docs

Everything You Need to Know About the Updated React Docs

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Getting Started With Accessibility for React

Getting Started With Accessibility for React

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Understanding Color and Accessibility

Understanding Color and Accessibility

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I Don’t Know How to Explain to You That Being a Developer Means You Have to Care About Users

I Don’t Know How to Explain to You That Being a Developer Means You Have to Care About Users

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Contextual Design vs. Feature Driven Development

Contextual Design vs. Feature Driven Development

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Year in DevRel by the Numbers

Year in DevRel by the Numbers

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I can :has()?

I can :has()?

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Deploying Your CRA React App on Github Pages

Deploying Your CRA React App on Github Pages

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Improving Designer-Developer Collaboration With Figma UI Kits

Improving Designer-Developer Collaboration With Figma UI Kits

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Everything You Need to Know About the React 18 RC

Everything You Need to Know About the React 18 RC

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Layering Up with CSS Cascade Layers

Layering Up with CSS Cascade Layers

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Design Systems for Developers

Design Systems for Developers

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Your Thoughts on Design as a Developer

Your Thoughts on Design as a Developer

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What is a Gantt Chart, Anyway?

What is a Gantt Chart, Anyway?

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Taking a Look at `startTransition` in React 18

Taking a Look at `startTransition` in React 18

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Figma for Developers

Figma for Developers

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The Future of Color in CSS

The Future of Color in CSS

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You Probably Don't Need Media Queries Anymore

You Probably Don't Need Media Queries Anymore

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The 5 Best Addons for Building Accessible React Components in Storybook

The 5 Best Addons for Building Accessible React Components in Storybook

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Case Study: Large Scale CSS Refactoring in a Legacy Application

Case Study: Large Scale CSS Refactoring in a Legacy Application

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Bug Fix Fridays

Bug Fix Fridays

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9 Lesser-Known CSS Selectors To Up Your Styling Game

9 Lesser-Known CSS Selectors To Up Your Styling Game

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How to Get Buy-In

How to Get Buy-In

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The Job Satisfaction Checklist (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Job)

The Job Satisfaction Checklist (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Job)

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Case Study: Building a Component Library

Case Study: Building a Component Library

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Improve Your Code Reviews: Critique Like a Designer

Improve Your Code Reviews: Critique Like a Designer

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What does a dev's personal website need to include?

What does a dev's personal website need to include?

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Sprint Planning as Self Care

Sprint Planning as Self Care

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Your Questions Are Ridiculous; Ask Them Anyway

Your Questions Are Ridiculous; Ask Them Anyway

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Looking Back: 2017 Web Dev 'Trends' We Should Carry into 2018

Looking Back: 2017 Web Dev 'Trends' We Should Carry into 2018

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Understanding The Hierarchy of Competence

Understanding The Hierarchy of Competence

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Overcoming Impostor Syndrome

Overcoming Impostor Syndrome

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The Designated Asshole: Lessons from my Dad on Leadership

The Designated Asshole: Lessons from my Dad on Leadership

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Share Your Experiences with Impostor Syndrome

Share Your Experiences with Impostor Syndrome

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Graceful Resignation

Graceful Resignation

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