Lauren LoPrete
@laurenloprete.bsky.social
Designer at the intersection of optimism & nihilism
A brand new Cash App. A year in the making. A true team effort.
We didn't just refresh the app. We rebuilt the visual language that makes it possible.
Our design system gave the product team everything they needed to move fast while raising quality. That's the whole point, right?
We didn't just refresh the app. We rebuilt the visual language that makes it possible.
Our design system gave the product team everything they needed to move fast while raising quality. That's the whole point, right?
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A brand new Cash App. A year in the making. A true team effort.
We didn't just refresh the app. We rebuilt the visual language that makes it possible.
Our design system gave the product team everything they needed to move fast while raising quality. That's the whole point, right?
We didn't just refresh the app. We rebuilt the visual language that makes it possible.
Our design system gave the product team everything they needed to move fast while raising quality. That's the whole point, right?
how many times have you..
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
how many times have you..
I would love to meet the person who named the drug Skyrizi. I have no idea what it does but that name absolutely slaps.
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I would love to meet the person who named the drug Skyrizi. I have no idea what it does but that name absolutely slaps.
Growth mindset (derogatory)
weoponized growth mindset
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Growth mindset (derogatory)
weoponized growth mindset
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
weoponized growth mindset
Listen, I love Claude as much as the next girl but god damn people need to stfu about ai for just like one minute please, it’s so noisy.
October 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Listen, I love Claude as much as the next girl but god damn people need to stfu about ai for just like one minute please, it’s so noisy.
Life being married to an artist
September 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Life being married to an artist
I love working from home because it means I can present to our C-suite in my snoopy slippers.
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I love working from home because it means I can present to our C-suite in my snoopy slippers.
Ngl tempted to get into nicotine
September 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Ngl tempted to get into nicotine
As a leader you can just say "what if you vibecoded a plugin?" and then cross off your "I use AI in my work" requirement for the day.
August 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
As a leader you can just say "what if you vibecoded a plugin?" and then cross off your "I use AI in my work" requirement for the day.
leave those spelling errors in. its the only hting that differentiates us from the clankers.
August 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
leave those spelling errors in. its the only hting that differentiates us from the clankers.
I just felt sorry for chatgpt because I closed the tab after it answered my request, we're cooked.
August 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I just felt sorry for chatgpt because I closed the tab after it answered my request, we're cooked.
I want a new email provider that just automatically deletes all of my emails.
August 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I want a new email provider that just automatically deletes all of my emails.
Them: “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”
Me:
Me:
August 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Them: “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”
Me:
Me:
Some of my most successful design systems work came from my worst people-pleasing tendencies. Seeking others' approval made systems flexible and widely adopted.
It left me emotionally spent and cost me my own opinion about what the system should be.
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It left me emotionally spent and cost me my own opinion about what the system should be.
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The biggest threat to your design system is your need to be liked
A system designed for everyone is a system that works for no one. On people-pleasing, performance punishment, and learning that I'm not for everyone.
substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Some of my most successful design systems work came from my worst people-pleasing tendencies. Seeking others' approval made systems flexible and widely adopted.
It left me emotionally spent and cost me my own opinion about what the system should be.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
It left me emotionally spent and cost me my own opinion about what the system should be.
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
I watched a great horned owl and a cooper hawk share a tree this morning and I just gotta say being a bird person really creeps up on you!!!
July 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I watched a great horned owl and a cooper hawk share a tree this morning and I just gotta say being a bird person really creeps up on you!!!
thought i looked cute, might delete later
July 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
thought i looked cute, might delete later
Reject tradition embrace slop. Brainrot as an act of radical resistance.
July 27, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Reject tradition embrace slop. Brainrot as an act of radical resistance.
Genuinely curious who’s adopting Liquid Glass for their products
“Just like car manufacturers are now discovering as they bring back physical controls. Sometimes the old knob worked better than the shiny new touchscreen.”
www.maxvanijsselmuiden.nl/liquid-glass
www.maxvanijsselmuiden.nl/liquid-glass
Apple's Liquid Glass: When Aesthetics Beat Function - Max van IJsselmuiden
Apple's new Liquid Glass design system prioritizes aesthetics over usability, creating beautiful but hard-to-read interfaces that repeat the same mistakes as touchscreen car dashboards.
www.maxvanijsselmuiden.nl
July 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Genuinely curious who’s adopting Liquid Glass for their products
Reposted by Lauren LoPrete
I'm realizing just how important it is for design systems to be in the same meetings with product leadership. Our goals need to align with company goals. Otherwise, we may be fighting against each other unintentionally.
July 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm realizing just how important it is for design systems to be in the same meetings with product leadership. Our goals need to align with company goals. Otherwise, we may be fighting against each other unintentionally.
The way parents talk about “enjoy it while it lasts, it all happens so quickly” is how I talk about stone fruit season
July 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The way parents talk about “enjoy it while it lasts, it all happens so quickly” is how I talk about stone fruit season
Everyone I talk to is like “it’s too nice out to work, it’s summer!” And in December it’s like “it’s too dark out to work, it’s cozy season”
And so my pitch is we only work in months in between the beginning and end of spring and fall. April, May, October, November.
Call it 4 month work year.
And so my pitch is we only work in months in between the beginning and end of spring and fall. April, May, October, November.
Call it 4 month work year.
July 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Everyone I talk to is like “it’s too nice out to work, it’s summer!” And in December it’s like “it’s too dark out to work, it’s cozy season”
And so my pitch is we only work in months in between the beginning and end of spring and fall. April, May, October, November.
Call it 4 month work year.
And so my pitch is we only work in months in between the beginning and end of spring and fall. April, May, October, November.
Call it 4 month work year.
Late night eBay browsing means I’m now the proud owner of this
July 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Late night eBay browsing means I’m now the proud owner of this