Design systems used to be about components. Now, they’re about control.

Design systems were supposed to free us.

Design systems promise order; a single source of truth, a shared language, a tidy world of reusable components. But beneath all that structure lies something so much messier

Design tokens aren’t just a bridge between design and code, they are THE BRIDGE.

Design tokens aren't just about consistency; they're about efficiency too!

Design tokens promised to end the maintenance nightmare

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Design Tokens, eh? It all used to be so simple...

Design Systems have been for years our visual bibles

To be honest, I was a smidge skeptical. I know what a design token is

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I could go on and on about design tokens

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that sentiment expressed over the years, I’d be writing this

If you’ve ever tried to implement a design system at a large company, you probably already know this

Design systems are everywhere.

Looking forward to the day I stop writing about design tokens to be honest.

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I’ve always believed the collaboration between Design Systems and Development is where the real magic happens.

design systems live at the intersection

design systems are about human relationships

A design system isn’t a “set it and forget it” kind of thing.

you would say your design system failed

By now, you’ve probably heard the term ‘design tokens’ thousands of times.

Most design systems start with good intentions

There’s so much great content out there around what design tokens are

most design systems focus only on color and typography

For a seamless developer experience, look for design systems

I never set out to be a “design system” person.

If your Design System doesn’t use Design Tokens, you’re making life harder for developers.

As the gap between design and development shrinks, code-driven systems will become standard

Design systems play a crucial role in today’s digital landscape

Somewhere in the year 2015 the term Design System was kinda born

design tokens are so hot right now

I encounter new entrants wrongly framing design system's emergence as within the past

Design systems have made us all better designers

Design systems have been floating around as a concept

Not a fan of “Best practice”

copy what some random design system out there is doing

I said I don't really look at famous Design Systems

that isn’t about what goes in to your design system.

Let me guess, design systems

Design system teams have a big role to play

Design Systems don’t have to be this enterprise-y.

a ton of "issues" that show up as "design system bugs" that aren't really

get all high and mighty on your design systems consistency high horse

There was me thinking the design systems community

Over the last 4 years, I have noticed a growing interest in design systems.

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In recent years, design systems have gained massive popularity