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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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
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30 Mar 2026
My Social Media “Strategy”
A few thoughts on how I approach being social online
Links
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30 Apr 2026
slideVars
Interactive UI controls for your CSS --custom-properties
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26 Apr 2026
Gradient fills for SVG icons
A couple useful techniques for using gradients within SVG icons
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26 Apr 2026
XOXO Explore
I’m sad that I never got to attend XOXO in person, but I’m glad they compiled videos over the years.
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25 Apr 2026
Wiretext
A nice, simple web-based wireframing tool that only uses text and unicode
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7 Apr 2026
Building Typographic Scales in CSS
A handy technique to programmatically build typographic scales in CSS with :heading(), sibling-index(), and pow()
Webrings
Design Systems Webring
For design system nerds
CSS Joy Webring
For stylish CSS geeks