R for the Rest of Us Podcast Episode 27: Garrick Aden-Buie

In Episode 27 of R for the Rest of Us, we sit down with Garrick Aden-Buie, a senior software engineer at Posit (formerly RStudio), to explore his latest project: brand.yml. This innovative tool aims to simplify and unify branding across various data science outputs, including Quarto documents, Shiny apps, and more.

Garrick shares the inspiration behind brand.yml, stemming from his experiences in creating custom theming solutions at different organizations. Recognizing the repetitive nature of this task, he developed brand.yml to serve as a single source of truth for styling, enabling consistent application of brand guidelines across multiple platforms.

During the episode, Garrick provides a live demonstration of brand.yml in action, showcasing how it can be used to define colors, typography, logos, and other brand elements in a YAML file. This approach not only streamlines the theming process but also enhances collaboration among teams by providing a standardized method for applying brand styles.

He shares insights into the technical aspects of brand.yml, its integration with tools like Quarto and Shiny, and its potential to improve the efficiency and consistency of on-brand workflows.

Important resources mentioned:

• brand.yml project page

• GitHub repo

• BSLib article on unified theming

• Blog post ‘Unified branding across Posit tools with brand.yml’ by Sarah Altman

Connect with Garrick on LinkedIn, Bluesky and Mastodon. Visit his Website to learn more.

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