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Brad Frost
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I make things and help people. Web designer & developer, teacher, consultant, speaker, writer, musician, & artist. Host of Wake Up Excited! Author of Atomic Design. Enthusiasm enthusiast.
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I loved chatting with Seth Casana on Wake Up Excited! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xHa....

Seth is a dynamo musician, so we talked potency of live music, shared joyful experiences, the arts as profession vs practice, the role of levity & humor in these bleak times, & tips for cultivating creativity.
Crafting Joyful Experiences Through Music with Seth Casana
Brad talks with Seth Casana, an entertainment consultant at BigWig Productions, DJ, and musician based in Fredericksburg, VA. At first glance, Seth appears unassuming, but his stage presence is…
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November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
❄️🥁 New Cold Album Drumming: Torches by Foster The People! coldalbumdrumming.com/torches/

This is such a solid pop album, and I might even consider it a perfect album (no need to skip any song).

It's been years since I've listened to it, and I play it totally cold: no listening/practice/warm-up.
Torches by Foster The People - Cold Album Drumming
Brad Frost plays Torches by Foster The People totally cold. Cover to cover. No warm-up. No prep. What could possibly go wrong?
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November 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
About to release a new Cold Album Drumming session!

You can vote on which album I should drum to here: coldalbumdrumming.com

Check it out on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ColdAlbumDr...
Cold Album Drumming - full-album drum covers by Brad Frost
Brad Frost plays his favorite albums totally cold. Cover to cover. No warm-up. No prep. What could possibly go wrong?
coldalbumdrumming.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There are some amazing courses from amazing independent experts, and @bell.bz has done a fantastic job rounding them all up. Check it out! piccalil.li/links/black-...
Black Friday deals 2025
It's that time of year again! Let's have a look at the deals we, and our much loved community are offering this year. It's the most important time of year for independents, so let's give them our supp...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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🔥🔥🔥Our Black Friday sale starts now! Level up your design systems game and save with our biggest sale of the year (ends Dec 5th). Save over 45% with two big deals:

◉ MEGA BUNDLE: save 45% & get all 3 courses for $1000!
◉ Subatomic + Atomic Design Bundle for $500

aianddesign.systems/black-friday/
AI & Design Systems
An in-depth course on AI & design systems: core concepts, technologies and tools, environments and setup, implementation, and maintenance.
aianddesign.systems
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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🎈 I shared my 10 favourite BF deals in my newsletter today. So much good stuff on sale this year!

Featuring @b0rk.jvns.ca, @sarasoueidan.com, @kevinpowell.co, @scott.is, @wil.to, @bradfrost.com, @kulkarniankita.com, @citizenofnowhe.re, @kentcdodds.com, @nan.fyi, and @thecodercoder.bsky.social.
My 10 favourite Black Friday deals from other indie creators ❤️ • Josh W. Comeau
Friendly tutorials for developers. Focus on React, CSS, Animation, and more!
www.joshwcomeau.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🔥🔥🔥Our Black Friday sale starts now! Level up your design systems game and save with our biggest sale of the year (ends Dec 5th). Save over 45% with two big deals:

◉ MEGA BUNDLE: save 45% & get all 3 courses for $1000!
◉ Subatomic + Atomic Design Bundle for $500

aianddesign.systems/black-friday/
AI & Design Systems
An in-depth course on AI & design systems: core concepts, technologies and tools, environments and setup, implementation, and maintenance.
aianddesign.systems
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. So incredibly grateful for life, family, friends, everyone, and everything. And Bootsy the hungry dog.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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12 Grammys
3 Grammy Hall of Fame awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement
The first Black artist and the first female to be on the cover of Rolling Stone
In the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Twice.
Had her biggest hit when she was in her 40s
Tina Turner was born on this day in 1939.
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
On the latest episode of Wake Up Excited!, I talk with my web design hero @cameronmoll.bsky.social about authenticity, longevity, values, creative pursuits, and the never-ending task of finding balance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LS_...
Working Towards Balance with Designer Cameron Moll
Brad Frost talks with Cameron Moll, a veteran web designer, leader, consultant, maker, and family man. Our wide-ranging conversation covers longevity in a fast-moving industry, diverse management and…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🎙️ Just published a new episode of Wake Up Excited!: Working Towards Balance with Designer Cameron Moll. Have a listen:
Working Towards Balance with Designer Cameron Moll
I talk with Cameron Moll, a veteran web designer, leader, consultant,...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My family watched this video of a dude ski down Mount Everett twice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZv...

Just absolutely completely nuts.
I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
Ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel becomes the first person to climb Mount Everest and ski back to Everest Base Camp without supplementary oxygen. After nearly 16 hours climbing in the high altitude…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Our Mindful Design course is now live!

With hours of elite video and practical exercises, Scott Riley will transform you for the better, whether you’re a beginner, a developer or an experienced designer.

Save £60 and get a 50% discount coupon for our other courses with our launch deal.
Mindful Design
A high quality, expansive video course that will elevate your design skills to a level you never thought was achievable.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Plenty to do today and my TODO list is formidable. But fuck it, I feel like playing drums so I'm going to go do that for a bit.
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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PSA: Today's Day 4️⃣ of the Black Friday sale.

This is the lowest you can get the course for and it's for a limited time—next year's sales won't be the same.

Price goes back up on December 4th. ⏳

🔗 practical-accessibility.today

#a11y
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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I'm once again asking if you see a Black Friday/Mindful Design launch post in the wild, could you give it a boost?

This time of year is the most important time of year for folks like us, so it'll be really appreciated, thank you 💛
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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🎈 The Black Friday sale of my two flagship courses has officially begun!

The best deal is on the “Joy for JavaScript Developers” bundle, which is a whopping $500 off during this sale. 😄

I’m also running sales on each course individually, they’re both ~40% off. ✨

More info in-thread. 🧵
Joy for JavaScript Developers
Grab both of my flagship courses — CSS for JavaScript Developers and The Joy of React — in one delightful bundle 😄
www.joyforjs.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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We feel it’s really important to treat AI with simultaneous curiosity and skepticism. There are some interesting, powerful, and promising things around this new technology. AND there are some underwhelming, alarming, and downright lousy aspects to this technology.
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📣 Introducing our new course, AI and Design Systems! bradfrost.com/blog/post/in...

AI can make a huge mess. The constraints of your design system can help keep AI on the rails. Our course will teach you core concepts and show you how to use AI & design systems together to make great things.
Introducing our new course: AI and Design Systems
We’re thrilled to announce our new online course: AI & Design Systems! You can preorder the course now for $500. Generative AI is here, it’s increasingly powerful, and…it can make a huge mess. ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Here's my daughter demonstrating that I'm raising her right.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Here's my daughter demonstrating that I'm raising her right.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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We had a FREAKING BLAST hosting a jam session at the after party at @beyondtellerrand.com in Berlin!

Here's @ian-frost.bsky.social doing a killer Dave Grohl impression.
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM