In our latest installment of the Nerd Show and Tell, we have the pleasure of chatting with Kelsey Jackson, Font Awesome's Designer and Front End Developer. Maybe you've noticed how slick the Font Awesome site looks these days? Yeah, Kelsey is responsible for quite a bit of that work. In this episode, Matt chats with Kelsey about his recent chunk of work where he helped create an internal design system, how he met Dave Gandy, won him over, started contracting, and eventually landed a job. (Kelsey called this process a “long con”, but we think it was probably a more virtuous process than that.) In addition to telling the story of how a high school art teacher convinced him to pursue a career in design and front-end development, Kelsey also discusses his passion for B-grade horror, experimenting in the kitchen at home, as well as his newfound interest in cocktail mixology. (According to Kelsey, middle-of-the-road rum is just as good as top-notch stuff when it comes to mixed drinks.)TIMESTAMPS: 0:00:16 Creating an Internal Design System and More0:02:43 Kelsey's Former Job at Waco Media as a Developer/Designer0:04:28 Exploring the Connection Between Drawing and Design0:07:29 Refining and Standardizing a Design System at Font Awesome0:11:57 Design System Consistency and Compliance0:13:27 Web Components, Machine Learning AI, and Content Creation0:15:34 Kelsey's Horror Movie Icon Wish-List 0:17:32 B-Grade Horror and Crappy Job Experiences0:22:07 Reflections on Working at a Car Wash and Assisting with Disaster Relief0:27:49 Conversation on Spirits, Sneakers, and Celebratory Bottles of Bourbon at the Bi-Annual Snuggles0:29:47  Cooking Steak and Mixing Tiki Drinks0:31:25 Conversation About Hulu Series "The Bear"0:33:29 Maddie Matheson's Foodie Comedy 0:35:18 Resources For Learning About Design Systems ---------------------Notes The Font Awesome theme song was composed by Ronnie MartinAudio mastering by Chris Enns and Lemon ProductionsAtomic Design by Brad Frost Nielsen Norman GroupThe Bear Matty Matheson Killer Klowns from Outer Space Some of the places Kelsey goes for cooking inspiration Sam the Cooking GuyBabish Culinary UniverseJoshua WeissmanStay up to date on all the Font Awesomeness!