Jonathan David Brent
Design Systems · Content Design
Los Angeles
Design
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Content Design Systems
Defined and implemented the practice of content design systems at Facebook. That is, the intersection of design systems and language.
Simplifying Facebook's News Feed
Audited and reduced redundant system text in Facebook's Feed, leading to a significant lift in engagement.
Launching Facebook's Rooms Product
Shipped Meta's Rooms video chat product at pace during the early days of the pandemic.
Renaming Facebook's News Feed
Led the execution of renaming Facebook's News Feed to the more streamlined — and more intuitive — name of 'Feed'.
Writing
(16)
Cash Rules Everything Around Me
A piece about Babymetal, PC Music and the glorious, weird intersection of music and commerce.
Could The Avalanches have made Since I Left You in 2016?
15 years after their debut, exploring whether the sample-driven masterpiece could exist in the modern copyright landscape.
An Oral History of The Presets' Beams Album
The past is a foreign country. Back in 2005, EDM was known as 'dance music' and molly was just 'pills'.
We Can't All be Celebrity Meme Curators (and That's a Good Thing)
Sparked by the 'meme beef' between Brown Cardigan and Fuckjerry. Who really owns something that belongs to the Internet?
Interview: We Chat with Energy Drink Ambassador and Reluctant Pop Star QT
Trying to neatly sum up polarising London record label PC Music feels a bit like trying to force a tesseract through your everyday three-dimensional hole.
I Made This: Kitty's Frostbite EP
She's collaborated with RiFF RAFF and Chippy Nonstop; she's weathered some of the internet's grottiest abuse for having the audacity to rap while being a woman.
Interview: Shlohmo Talks Doing a Major Label Release Right
Shlohmo has a bit of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde thing going on — intricate personal releases on one hand, club-levelling EPs on the other.
Limit'd by Hype DC
Editor of a monthly title in print and digital, covering the latest in art, music and style alongside exclusive footwear releases.
Kyah Simon: Coming Back from Injury and Kicking Goals
Rising star Kyah Simon's six years in professional soccer have been nothing if not eventful.
Wear It Well: The adidas Originals ZX Flux Italia Independent Pack
Showcasing the best ZX Flux looks that Australia has to offer, starting with the sneaker heads of Hype DC Melbourne.
Interview: Baro Tells Us How to Be an Underage Musician
At a fresh-faced 17, Baro isn't actually old enough to order a beer from the bar he's performing in.
Column: What Was Nu Metal Anyway?
A music column I wrote for literary journal The Lifted Brow, print edition #23.
Interview: Sheryo and The Yok
The art pair bonded over a shared visual vocabulary of fast food, weed culture, beaches, ghouls and pop-Satanism.
Tributes: DJ Premier and Pete Rock
DJ Premier and Pete Rock magnetically attract superlatives — 'legendary', 'prolific', 'influential' — and with good reason.
Interview: Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor
London's Hot Chip are one of those rare groups who emerged just about fully-formed.
Interview: A$AP Ferg
Darold Ferguson, Jr. — you may know him as A$AP Ferg — is one of those guys who seems at home wherever he is.
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