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2021 Archive

Inclusion. Empathy. Technology. Creativity. Collaboration.

Clarity returns as a completely online experience:

Clarity Online

An online conference October 27th-29th, with workshops as additional options before the event. Experience the conference and special surprises from the comfort of home.

The design systems community across the globe will come together and connect on a scale never before seen at Clarity.

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Clarity is a design systems conference focused on how we work together. We provide tools and standards to scale across an increasing number of devices, platforms, and products. But real success comes when people align around a shared vision and language. Diverse perspectives for design, development, and product unite so more people can be a part of the conversation. At Clarity, we elevate our skills through multi-faceted inclusion, empathy, technology, creativity, and collaboration.

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People

Design systems advocates and developers from across the world come together for 3 days to explore the evolving world of design systems and how we use them to work together. Now in our 6th year, Clarity aims to continue to be the design systems conference that gives the community the tools they need to create better design systems for inclusion, empathy, technology, creativity, and collaboration.

Clarity is broadcast from the U.S. in Pacific Time with a rebroadcast in India Standard Time.

Emcee

Emcees

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speakers

Speaker

Speakers

Workshop Instructor

Workshop Instructors

Founder

Tickets

Tickets are on sale now!

*By purchasing a ticket you give us permission to email you information about the event including the instructions for accessing the online platform. Please make sure to use an email you have regular access to and check your spam folders.

What does the ticket include?

  • Access to the private attendee only platform on desktop and (new) phone app
  • Access to 3 day livestream of the entire conference and talks: learn and discuss the latest in design systems thinking and experience new tools with our partners and team.
  • 12 amazing speakers from the design systems community sharing their insight into the state of the industry and the future of design systems we want to build together.
  • Q&A session with each speaker
  • Connect with other members of the Clarity community, video chat throughout the event
  • Morning self-care sessions
  • Custom designed Clarity Kit with goodies from the conference (shipped)
  • #BeASnacc: snacks to keep your energy up during the conference (shipped)
  • Happy Hours each night
  • Event scavenger hunt: explore the platform, answer the trivia and win a gift card
  • Wheel of Clarity: watch live for a chance to win special prize packs from our partners
  • More announcements coming soon!

Ticket Information

Workshops are separate tickets

Workshop tickets do not include conference tickets.

Conference tickets do not include workshop tickets.

In the event of a waitlist

Please note that signing up for it will also add you to our email newsletter so you can be notified if tickets become available. You’ll also receive updates for this upcoming and future events. If the event is at capacity, we are unable to issue additional tickets. Thanks for understanding.

Supporter tickets

If you’d like to support this event run by an independent creator, Jina Anne, you can buy a very limited supporter ticket which comes with extra swag, an office hour with Jina Anne, and an invite to a special private online event to be announced at a later date. [Coming Soon]

Discounts

If you are a student or work at a nonprofit, send a message from your school or nonprofit email to receive a discount code.  Group discounts are only available for 10+ tickets. Please note, we do not sell single day passes.

Event partners Passes

If you are a partner (sponsor), send a message to receive your complementary tickets as indicated within your partnership level.

Scholarships

For scholarships, we have an application and deadline which we announce on the scholarship page. If the scholarship application window is closed, we are unable to accept new entries.

2021 Sessions

Conference Sessions

Workshops

Schedule

Event is based in Pacific Time and rebroadcast in India Standard Time. Sign up to our mailing list to be notified.

Stay tuned for conference schedule updates!

Conference

All talks are followed by a short speaker Q&A with the emcee,
Mina Markham
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Wednesday
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October
27
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2021
8:00 am
8:15 am
PT
Orientation
Orientation - 2021
Orientation
Orientation - 2021
Henri Helvetica
Nessa Jiménez
8:30 am
9:00 am
PT
Self-Care Breakfast
Self-Care Breakfast 2021 Day 1
Self-Care Breakfast
Self-Care Breakfast 2021 Day 1
Daniel Cowen
9:00 am
9:30 am
PT
Clarity Chat
Clarity Chat 2021 Day 1
Clarity Chat
Clarity Chat 2021 Day 1
Mina Markham
Henri Helvetica
Jina Anne
9:30 am
10:00 am
PT
Design Systems Burnout
Design Systems Burnout
Lauren LoPrete
10:00 am
10:30 am
PT
Action Break
Action Break 2021 Day 1
Action Break
Action Break 2021 Day 1
Henri Helvetica
10:30 am
11:00 am
PT
Where Design Systems meet Editorial Experiences
Where Design Systems meet Editorial Experiences
Helen Hou-Sandi
11:30 am
12:00 pm
PT
Lunch & Learn: Invision
Lunch & Learn: Invision
12:15 pm
12:45 pm
PT
The Never Ending Story: Continuously Testing Your Components
The Never Ending Story: Continuously Testing Your Components
Angie Jones
12:45 pm
1:15 pm
PT
ClariTea
ClariTea 2021 Day 1
ClariTea
ClariTea 2021 Day 1
Henri Helvetica
1:15 pm
1:45 pm
PT
A Holistic, Human Approach to Service Design
A Holistic, Human Approach to Service Design
Eduardo Ortiz
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
PT
Daily Wrap
Daily Wrap 2021 Day 1
Daily Wrap
Daily Wrap 2021 Day 1
Mina Markham
Henri Helvetica
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
PT
Happy Hour: Mixology Class
Happy Hour: Mixology Class
2:00 pm
2:30 pm
PT
Coffee Connections - Bloomberg
Coffee Connections - Bloomberg
Coffee Connections - Bloomberg
Coffee Connections - Bloomberg
Thursday
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October
28
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2021
8:00 am
8:30 am
PT
Coffee Connections
Coffee Connections - Vimeo
Coffee Connections
Coffee Connections - Vimeo
8:30 am
9:00 am
PT
Self-Care Breakfast
Self-Care Breakfast 2021 Day 2
Self-Care Breakfast
Self-Care Breakfast 2021 Day 2
Natalya Shelburne
9:00 am
9:30 am
PT
Clarity Chat
Clarity Chat 2021 Day 2
Clarity Chat
Clarity Chat 2021 Day 2
Mina Markham
Henri Helvetica
9:30 am
10:00 am
PT
Dysfunctional Systems: Digital Products and Addiction
Dysfunctional Systems: Digital Products and Addiction
John Voss
10:00 am
10:30 am
PT
Action Break
Action Break 2021 Day 2
Action Break
Action Break 2021 Day 2
Henri Helvetica
10:30 am
11:00 am
PT
Cross Device: The Future of Design Systems
Cross Device: The Future of Design Systems
Jen Cotton
11:30 am
12:00 pm
PT
Lunch & Learn: Zeplin
Lunch & Learn: Zeplin
12:15 pm
12:45 pm
PT
Building Resilient Components with BDD
Building Resilient Components with BDD
Adekunle Oduye
12:45 pm
1:15 pm
PT
ClariTea
ClariTea 2021 Day 2
ClariTea
ClariTea 2021 Day 2
Henri Helvetica
1:15 pm
1:45 pm
PT
No Need for Bridges: How Design Technologists dissolve the design and engineering gap
No Need for Bridges: How Design Technologists dissolve the design and engineering gap
Ayesha Mazrana
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
PT
Daily Wrap
Daily Wrap 2021 Day 2
Daily Wrap
Daily Wrap 2021 Day 2
Mina Markham
Henri Helvetica
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
PT
Happy Hour: Drag Queen Bingo
Happy Hour: Drag Queen Bingo
Friday
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October
29
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2021
8:00 am
8:30 am
PT
Coffee Connections
Coffee Connections - Specify
Coffee Connections
Coffee Connections - Specify
8:30 am
9:00 am
PT
Self-Care Breakfast
Self-Care Breakfast 2021 Day 3
Self-Care Breakfast
Self-Care Breakfast 2021 Day 3
Jordan Hayles
9:00 am
9:30 am
PT
Clarity Chat
Clarity Chat 2021 Day 3
Clarity Chat
Clarity Chat 2021 Day 3
Mina Markham
Henri Helvetica
9:30 am
10:00 am
PT
Resilient Design Systems for Resilient People
Resilient Design Systems for Resilient People
Donna Vitan
10:00 am
10:30 am
PT
Action Break
Action Break 2021 Day 3
Action Break
Action Break 2021 Day 3
Henri Helvetica
10:30 am
11:00 am
PT
The Diff After Dark Mode
The Diff After Dark Mode
Diana Mounter
11:30 am
12:00 pm
PT
Munch & Move
Munch & Move
Jordan Hayles
12:15 pm
12:45 pm
PT
Standardizing Select: What the future holds for HTML Controls
Standardizing Select: What the future holds for HTML Controls
Stephanie Stimac
12:45 pm
1:15 pm
PT
ClariTea
ClariTea 2021 Day 3
ClariTea
ClariTea 2021 Day 3
Henri Helvetica
1:15 pm
1:45 pm
PT
The Worst Advice I Ever Gave
The Worst Advice I Ever Gave
Michael Bierut
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
PT
Daily Wrap
Daily Wrap 2021 Day 3
Daily Wrap
Daily Wrap 2021 Day 3
Mina Markham
Henri Helvetica
Jina Anne
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
PT
Closing Party
Closing Party 2021
Closing Party
Closing Party 2021

Stay tuned for workshop schedule updates!

Workshop

Workshops

Workshops are a separate ticket and are not included in the conference ticket.
Ticket holders will receive access information by email.

Monday
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October
25
Tuesday
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October
26
,
2021
Tuesday
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October
26
,
,
2021
Monday
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November
8
Tuesday
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November
9
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2021
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Stay tuned for workshops to be announced.

Venues

Stay tuned for venue updates!

Diamond

InVision

Pearl

Zeplin

Platinum

Bloomberg
Dropbox
Specify
Vimeo

Silver

Adobe
Dialpad
Interplay
MailChimp

Chrome

Material Design

In-Kind

A Book Apart
CozyJuicyReal
Rosenfeld Media