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The origin of our Design System: COGS
Lisa Taylor Lisa Taylor

The origin of our Design System: COGS

We didn’t always have a design system that focused on accessibility and consistency across our UI. We’re glad we do now!

Our PartsTrader USA platform was created ~10 years ago. UI modernisation had been attempted in the past, but company-wide adoption had been difficult.

What better way to do a UI refresh than get a group of interns to do it! What could possibly go wrong? Don’t worry, we’ll get to that…

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Lightning talks with David
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Lightning talks with David

Public speaking are two words that often invoke negative thoughts for a lot of people, but one of our long standing testers David Leach was inspired by the concept of lightning talks when attending a conference a few years back. Since then he has been encouraging many from the team to get involved and push through those boundaries.

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Getting to know the team
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Getting to know the team

Taking some time out to get to know the team over some ice cream and a wander along the Wellington (NZ) waterfront.

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