Hi, I’m Ste Grainer.
I’m a product design generalist based in Richmond, VA. I love learning from people, crafting accessible, intuitive designs, and building useful tools.
Work
A hand-picked selection of favorites or see the whole set
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Torque Design System
A common language for in-store & B2B apps
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The Incomparable
A fresh look for a fan-favorite podcast network
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Visual Miscellanea
A random collection of icons, illustrations, and more
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Virginia Dept of Transportation
Navigating an easier way to report road issues
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GameSkinny
Creating a unique writing community for gamers by gamers
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VCU FileDrop
Building private file sharing for university members
Recent
Writing and links on design, development, and other things that strike my fancy
Writing
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21 Oct 2026
Interop 2027 Wishlist
Thoughts on the proposed web features for next year
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29 Sep 2026
Crisp Autumn Update
Fall is here, and my heart is full
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23 Sep 2026
Ste for St. Jude 2026
Consider donating to St. Jude, and I will send you a sticker!
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3 Sep 2026
I Don’t Understand
A rambling, incoherent list of things that just don’t make sense to me
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22 Jun 2026
A Summery Summary
Oh, hello summer. You hot, sweaty mess of a season.
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22 May 2026
Friday Fave: Build Awesome aka 11ty
On a favorite static site generator and general all-around great web tool
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2 May 2026
Friday Fave: The Great British Bake Off
On the baking competition show that sets the bar for all others
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26 Apr 2026
So Your Job Was Made Redundant
A few choice words for the state of the industry lately
Links
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28 Oct 2026
The People Holding Up the Internet
A fascinating look at who runs open source projects, with great data visualization
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21 Oct 2026
Ideas for Your Personal Website
A fun collection of inspirational things to improve personal websites
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20 Oct 2026
Beasts of England
This small type foundry has some lovely and unique fonts.
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16 Oct 2026
Accessible Components Library
A great set of accessible components from the folks at Tetralogical with working examples, code, guidance, and test scenarios.
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7 Oct 2026
Lens
A super useful tool from Robb Knight to check meta tags, icons, and rss feeds
Webrings
Design Systems Webring
For design system nerds
CSS Joy Webring
For stylish CSS geeks
