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Murphy Trueman

What a car taught me about control, collapse, and creative repair

On broken things, borrowed fixes, and making something whole again.

6d ago

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6d ago

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Design Systems Collective

The hidden cost of design system entropy

How AI tools surface every shortcut and inconsistency

Jun 19

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Jun 19

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Design Systems Collective

Your next design system user is an agent

How to structure components for machine readability, semantic clarity, and long-term resilience

Jun 3

Your next design system user is an agent

Jun 3

JSON demystified: A field guide for designers

How understanding data structure improves your design process

May 20

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May 20

Moneyball for designers: Data-driven design decisions from baseball’s analytics revolution

How evidence-based thinking transformed America’s pastime — and what it means for creating better digital products.

May 14

Retro-style computer on a green desk displaying baseball stats and charts, with a keyboard, notebook, and baseball nearby.

May 14

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Design Systems Collective

Why your components break in production (and how to fix it)

How to build design systems that gracefully handle the complexities of real-world API data

Apr 28

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Apr 28

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Design Systems Collective

The component adoption gap: Understanding the psychology behind design system success

Why some elements become team favourites, while others gather digital dust –and what you can do about it.

Apr 8

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Apr 8

Designing for outcomes, not features: Shifting the conversation in product teams

Moving beyond feature factories to create measurable impact in product design

Feb 26

Designing for outcomes, not features: Shifting the conversation in product teams

Feb 26

From handoff to harmony

How continuous collaboration and iteration create better products and teams

Jan 15

From handoff to harmony

Jan 15

Designing with APIs: A practical guide for beginners

How designers can embrace collaboration, flexibility, and real data when working with APIs

Jan 8

Designing with APIs: A practical guide for beginners

Jan 8

Murphy Trueman

Murphy Trueman

Design lead, specialising in design systems. 13+ years of driving digital transformation through data-driven, human-centred design & systems thinking.

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