I remember that scene. Probably the best part of any James Bond movie ever.

I'd say enjoy the retirement, but it ain't going to be fun. If I were him, I'd be planning to spend a lot of it in prison.

Boy, if there was a lobbying group to pressure legislators on 2nd amendment topics like right to carry. I bet they'd be having a fit right now.

Here's a gift link to the New York's Times' timeline of Homeland Security's killing of Alex Pretti. It shows clearly what actually happened and makes it abundantly clear that the Trump regime is lying to cover up a murder.

Week of January 25, 2026 https://designsystems.news/#week-2026-1-25

New Bluesky account–who dis?

A Trump quote without his face or voice. It's Trump without Trump. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate. It is from his press conference on January 20, 2026. - The big building with bars on the windows.

👋 Ahoy hoy! I'm looking for new client/contract work opportunities. I'm a front-end developer that has a penchant for specialising in design systems, design tokens, & components. If you're building, maintaining or working on a design system, I can help. Let's chat! [email protected]. 🙏🖤

We just recorded a podcast episode today and I went a little hard on cats–and thus tangentially, lovers of cats. To all cat fans, I'm just apologizing ahead of time. To the actual cats–I offer no apology.

If you've formed the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, doesn't that imply *at any time*? Can you actually form the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever–and not have it be for...ever?

When did we start making trailers for trailers?

I wrote about the layers we build design systems on top of–and how's it's a mixed bag of goods and bads. Read it here: pjonori.blog/posts/the-ma...

Week of January 18, 2026 https://designsystems.news/#week-2026-1-18

Screw it. It Makes Noise is free. apps.apple.com/us/app/it-ma...

There's a time and a place to drop F bombs. This is both the time and place to drop F bombs.

🚨U.S. veteran GOES ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR ON ICE: "I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️

I keep getting this idea to create AI slop mirror articles on a corner of my blog to get AI crawlers to index with hilariously bad information.

Why are we hiring so many designers? I analysed 256 design system roles. The ratio of designers to engineers was telling. In my last team, we deliberately ran the inverse. If the biggest value comes from code, are we building design systems or just designing them?

Made a lil' library: codepen.github.io/slideVars/ Automatically detects CSS custom properties on the :root/html and gives you controls for adjusting them. (But it's also as configurable as you want it to be.)

Hey all you design system peeps–question for y'all. What would you say is the most important open source design system project right now? Also, which ones need the most help/support?

Week of January 11, 2026 https://designsystems.news/#week-2026-1-11

I wrote about my rise to immortal stardom due to co-hosting a podcast. pjonori.blog/posts/fame-f...

There's going to need to be an exhaustive litigation of the many, many laws that are being broken. Big boy/girl sentences need to be doled out. And it'd probably be worth revisiting how pardons work while we're at it.

The 2026 news cycle is somehow more stupid than 2025.

Man, if you thought naming in design systems already was important, it's only going to get more so from now on. Seeing how much LLMs assume/project meaning to something based on its name is *bonkers*.

After reading this, I am compelled to share it. It has me thinking quite seriously about the photos I am willing to share, which I’ve already been very intentional about. No one should have to go through this, no one should be allowed to use any technology to do this.

Design system news is back with its first post of 2026 designsystems.news#week-2026-1-4 There's also a new @designsystems.news Bluesky account if you're into that kind of thing.

Week of January 4, 2026 https://designsystems.news/#week-2026-1-4

Hey @figma.com, explain to me why certain REST API features are only available behind the Enterprise pricing tier. Explain why we have to pay more per license for a feature that obviously will not be used by more than 1-2 people in an org. Why can't this be an add-on feature paid independently?

Can you imagine a 2025/2026 Rage Against the Machine album? Jesus, it‘d be a five-hour long marathon.

I’m trying to convince my girls that Vanna White is a lich who has mastered the dark arts to maintain life over centuries. They’re skeptical.

Officially at the, “All I want for Christmas is gin“, stage.

I've had an execeptionally tough year. I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜 semanticfish.com/2025-year-in... Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience. Many more details in post!

Is it just me or has Dropbox desktop syncing reliability degraded? I'm having frequent issues with conflicts and general file system shenanigans. I'm close to canceling my subscription.

Oh hey, come work with me! We're seeking an earlier-career front-end dev who is able to work in-office (multiple US locations). Check it out if you have interest and experience in: #designsystems #CSS #a11y #webcomponents adobe.design/jobs/job-pos...

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

Design system news is coming back. Updates pick back up in January 2026. designsystems.news

Validation is like calories—it’s healthy to get less than we want.

New It Picks Colors build is up and ready to try. Go pick some colors. testflight.apple.com/join/wMvZS22X

Hey LinkedIn, there's not a single thing you can do to get me to install your stupid mobile app. Also, what in the hell is a phone camera?

I often wonder what the hell is wrong with me. But I do so with greater gusto when I take extra time out of a day with no time to make a stupid invoice like this.

I should have another It Picks Colors build ready to rock by the end of this weekend. Lots of small but mighty quality of life improvements. From there, I think we'll be launching in early January. Interested in trying the beta? testflight.apple.com/join/wMvZS22X

posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely? hey.paris/posts/appleid/

If any of this resonates with you, I hope it offers something useful. And if it brings up a question or a thought, I’d love to hear it. faro.intemperie.me

Pour one out for Martin Parr.

It’s an incredible liberating feeling to spot an issue with a font you made for your site and know you can fix it. It’s an incredible pain in the ass to spot an issue with a font you made for your site and know you have to fix it.

Here’s a new blog about why tracking design system adoption is more nuanced than any stakeholder could imagine. iknowdavehouse.medium.com/lies-damned-...

It's my, "Old man yells at cloud moment". I'm here to complain about design systems going private and why it's dumb. pjonori.blog/posts/public...

The very first and very rough beta built of my iOS color capture app is available to test. testflight.apple.com/join/wMvZS22X Keep in mind that it's rough.