Everything you need to build a coherent digital system — in the browser.

Five tools. One workflow.

Interactive browser tools that replace the parts of every project you rebuild from scratch. Each one produces real output you can use immediately.

Token Tool

System Builder

Defines a complete design token set from five inputs: colour, font, spacing, radius, shadow.

Output: copyable :root CSS block with 11-step colour and type scale.

Brand Tool

Brand Generator

Generates a brand style tile from industry, tone, and colour mood inputs.

Output: colour swatches, font pairing, voice summary, downloadable style brief.

UI Tool

Component Playground

Renders configurable UI components — buttons, cards, forms, navigation, and more.

Output: live preview and HTML/CSS snippet per configuration.

Audit Tool

UX Audit

Runs a structured audit across five UX categories with yes/no/partial questions.

Output: zone labels per category and a prioritised action list.

Document Tool

Resource Generator

Generates structured project documents — style guides, briefs, questionnaires, audit templates.

Output: complete plain-text document, ready to copy or download.

Three complete systems.

Token-based, component-ready, implementation-documented. Each system covers the decisions so you do not have to make them from scratch.

SaaS · Product

Nova

A complete token-based system for SaaS and product interfaces. 4px base grid, 11-step colour scales, 48 component patterns.

SaaSTokensComponents
Editorial · Content

Meridian

An editorial-first system for content-heavy platforms. Optimised for readability, information density, and long-form navigation.

EditorialTypographyNavigation
Agency · Fast Deploy

Axiom

Minimal, high-contrast. For agencies and freelancers who need to deploy fast without compromising on quality.

MinimalAgencyContrast

Structured methodology.

Decision frameworks for the parts of every project where most time is lost: brand architecture, UX hierarchy, and scalable workflow.

Brand Architecture

A 5-stage methodology from discovery to system documentation. Each stage includes inputs, outputs, and common mistakes.

Discovery Visual Identity Documentation

UX Decision Hierarchy

A tiered model for making UX decisions in the right order, from business goal through to visual treatment.

IA Interaction Visual

Scalable Workflow

A repeatable project workflow: Audit → Align → Architect → Build → Document → Handoff. With time estimates and checklists.

Workflow Handoff Freelance

Component patterns you can implement.

Navigation, cards, forms, typography — rendered examples with HTML patterns and CSS variable output. Not inspiration. Implementation.

Navigation Patterns

6 patterns including horizontal bar, sidebar, mega-menu, and mobile drawer.

Card Systems

5 card types: content, product, profile, stat, and action cards.

Form Architecture

4 form patterns: single-column, two-column, wizard, and inline.

Typography Systems

3 type scale approaches: modular, fluid, and editorial.

Short observations. Specific reasoning.

Maren Solvik2026-03-126 min

Why tokens must come before components

Starting with a component library without a token system creates debt you will spend years paying back.

Darius Nkweti2026-04-035 min

The decisions hidden inside a component API

Every prop is a decision. Most component APIs are built by accident. Here is how to build one on purpose.

Maren Solvik2026-04-284 min

Brand systems are not style guides

A style guide tells you what colour to use. A brand system tells you why and what happens when you deviate.

Darius Nkweti2026-05-147 min

Always audit before you redesign

Redesigns that skip the audit phase solve the wrong problems with the wrong confidence.

Structured courses for practitioners.

Not tutorials. Not overviews. Courses that end with you able to do something you could not do before.

6 Modules

Design Systems Fundamentals

From tokens and typography through to component documentation. The complete foundation.

5 Stages

Brand Identity Workflow

A repeatable process for brand identity projects with concrete deliverables at each stage.

4 Audit Types

UX Audit Methodology

How to structure, conduct, and present a UX audit that leads to action rather than a report nobody reads.

Field Notes in your inbox

Practical observations on design systems, component architecture, and UX methodology. No promotional content. Published when there is something worth saying.

Practitioner methodology Editorial standards WCAG 2.1 AA PIPEDA & GDPR compliant