Computer hippies unite

I'm Lucas Smith, a designer and technologist (maybe a Design Technologist?) living in Decatur, GA with my wife and kids.

Previously I was a Senior Manager of Design Tools at Airbnb, Product Design Lead at Earnestⁱ, Fellow at IDEO CoLab, and I participated in the Designer Fund Bridge program. Prior to all of that, I worked remotely from Atlanta for early-stage startups and agencies, founded my own design studio, and worked as a frontend engineerⁱⁱ.

Around the web

• Config talk loosely about Statecharts
• Episode of Design Details (boy do I ramble)
• Panel discussion on design systems at SF Design Week in 2018
• A pair of patents related to mobile location (spoiler alert, boring read)

1. Earnest was acquired in 2017 by Navient (sad trombone)
2. I have a degree in CS and 18 years of professional experience as a designer