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Why Design Tokens First
The case for beginning every project at the token layer — before components, before pages, before layout.
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Observations from the work of building and maintaining design systems. Published when there is something worth saying.
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Component API Decisions
The choices you make when defining a component's props determine how long that component stays useful. Here is how to make better ones.
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Brand Systems vs Style Guides
A style guide documents decisions after they are made. A brand system is the structure those decisions live inside.
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Audit Before You Redesign
The redesign instinct is usually right. The timing is usually wrong. A structured audit tells you which parts of a design are actually failing.
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