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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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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25 Apr 2026
Friday Fave: Callsheet
On an indispensable app for movie and TV lovers
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17 Apr 2026
Friday Fave: Catan
Anyone want to trade wheat for wood?
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12 Apr 2026
How to Zoom Anywhere on MacOS
A handy accessibility shortcut to zoom in on any app
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10 Apr 2026
Friday Fave: OOFOS
Comfy slippers that help with plantar fasciitis
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9 Apr 2026
The Immeasurable Value of the Unmeasurables
On the importance of qualities that can’t be measured
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3 Apr 2026
Friday Fave: EPCOT Festivals
Exploring art, culture, food, and more at a favorite theme park
Links
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5 Jun 2026
color-input web component
A wide-gamut color picker web component for modern CSS color workflows
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5 Jun 2026
oklch.fyi
Great intro to the OKLCH color model and tools to work with it
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5 Jun 2026
Pica
Nice-looking font management tool for Mac
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5 Jun 2026
Datatype
A variable font that turns text into charts
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2 Jun 2026
Modalz Modalz Modalz
Saving this to share when someone asks if we can just “throw that in a modal”
Webrings
Design Systems Webring
For design system nerds
CSS Joy Webring
For stylish CSS geeks