Hi there, I'm Patrick 👋

Design Director & Technical Leader building the future of design systems at Avail

What I Do

I bridge the gap between design and engineering, leading cross-functional teams to build scalable design systems that power consistent user experiences. Currently heading product design at Avail while architecting our in-house design system with a team of engineers and designers.

🎯 Current Focus

• Design Systems Leadership: Building tools and processes for consistent software at scale
• Cross-Platform Strategy: Contributing to roadmapping discussions with realtor.com's design system
• Team Growth: Mentoring designers and engineers in systematic thinking

🛠️ Tech Stack

const patrick = {
  languages: ['TypeScript', 'Ruby', 'JavaScript'],
  frameworks: ['React', 'Next.js', 'Rails'],
  design: ['Figma', 'Design Tokens', 'Component APIs'],
  architecture: ['Enterprise Rails', 'Design Systems', 'Monorepos']
}

Open Source & Side Projects

📦 lil-grid

A lightweight, responsive grid system for the styled-components ecosystem. Built with modern CSS Grid and styled-system integration.

🎨 Tints and Hints

An online multiplayer adaptation of the board game Hues and Cues. Full-stack TypeScript with real-time multiplayer gameplay.

🤝 Nonprofit Work

Creating welcoming web experiences for nonprofits to expand their reach and donor engagement.

Philosophy

I believe the best design systems emerge from the intersection of:

• Technical Excellence — Clean, performant, accessible code
• Design Thinking — User-centered component APIs and documentation
• Team Collaboration — Building bridges between design and engineering cultures

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Connect

• 🌐 Portfolio: dreadful.design
• 💼 LinkedIn: pkrawczykowski
• 📧 Let's talk design systems, TypeScript, or that weird CSS bug you can't figure out

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Building design systems that don't suck, one component at a time.