Now that the @designtokens.org format specification has reached its first, *stable* version, I decided to have a look back at my own journey of getting involved in the DTCG and contributing to that spec... cirrus.twiddles.com/blog/2025/10... #DesignTokens #DesignSystems #standards

A few years ago I designed the original logo for @designtokens.org. Recently they asked me to refresh it: simpler, more versatile, and blue (the original color of links). The new logo builds on the old one, keeping the connected core while refining it for any size or use.

Happening today with @bradfrost.com, @samiamdesigns.bsky.social, and @kaelig.fr. #designtokens infa.ai/events/desig...

Storybook 9 is here! ▶️ Interaction tests ♿ Accessibility tests 👁️ Visual tests 🛡️ Coverage reports 🚥 Test widget 🪶 48% Leaner ✍️ Story generation 🏷️ Tag-based organization 🌐 Story globals 🏗️ Major updates for Svelte, Next.js, React Native, and more! Let’s dive in!

Bookshop has free shipping today (US only), so if you haven't grabbed the print version of my book, today might be a good day to order it. bookshop.org/p/books/incl...

Slack's down and I don't have a job to make the most out of the outage... 😞

Unemployment is keeping me busy! Last week I attended my first @seattlejs.com event and TC39 workshop. This week: @conveyux.bsky.social, starting with Heidi Adkinson's talk about PKM for designers.

Heading to my first @seattlejs.com meetup — can't wait to learn about Java and Scripting. Maybe it'll take off one day?!

Hope everyone’s new year is off to a good start! 🧵 A thread of some recent DTCG news:

I love design systems, but phew, design tokens used to *really* intimidate me. They vary by team and get complex fast! But after two years of working closely with engineers, I now see them as one of the best tools we have for bridging the gap between design & code and bringing teams together. 🎨🧑‍💻

The team at @getdx.bsky.social is looking for a senior/staff design engineer: getdx.com/careers/desi... Do not pass on this opportunity if you're passionate about developer productivity and happiness 👩🏻‍💻

Follow up! Just over a week ago I asked you all what the title #DesignEngineer meant to you, and *a lot* of you responded. I took some time to collate these thoughts, chew on them and provide some resources y'all kindly shared:

Last week marked the end of my journey at @netlify.com. For the past two and a half years, I had the privilege of collaborating with top industry leaders who share my passion for the open web, open-source, and a diverse frontend ecosystem.

📝 New post about design tokens daverupert.com/2024/12/ever...

📣 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I'm excited to announce that we're launching a new online course called Subatomic: The Complete Guide To Design Tokens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOD2... This deep-dive course will teach you all you need to master design tokens. Learn more and preorder here: designtokenscourse.com

Join the discussion on Hacker News: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4244...

NEW POST Design tokens are fundamental design decisions represented as data. Andreas Kutschmann explains how they work and how to organize them to balance scalability, maintainability and developer experience. martinfowler.com/articles/des...

Love this post from @davidhoang.com on “small teams” We had a team of 4 when we took Webflow Apps from 0 to 1. Of course we added a ton of people to help successfully launch but it wouldn’t have ever seen the light of day without the initial small team! www.proofofconcept.pub/p/small-team...

Some fun with the overflow:clip CSS property! @ishadeed.com always has the best “deep dive into a CSS” tutorials. He explores the CSS overflow property, explains the issues with overflow-hidden, and where you can use overflow:clip for nice “out of the box” effects. ishadeed.com/article/over...

You are: - in the Seattle area - working on design systems? - free tomorrow night? Come over, @jina.social and I are hosting a dinner at mine! 🏙️ Kirkland (near Juanita Beach) 🕰️ 6-9pm Spots limited, RSVP at [email protected] or on the Design Systems Slack.

I've been using AI to accelerate frontend tasks I'm an expert on, and it's going so well that I've grown over confident in AI's coding capabilities. When I then used AI to solve a problem I'm very unfamiliar with, the code I submitted for review was embarrassingly sloppy 😓 Sorry, reviewers 😕

Over the last few days, we've released a three-part guide on advanced caching for e-commerce sites, building on @astro.build's Storefront template, and adding a @tur.so database. This video shows the end result and introduces how all the pieces fit together. youtu.be/MZsOPzQ7is8?...

Deploying is hard. Fixing failed deploys doesn’t have to be. @taylorbar.net breaks it down:

Lately I’ve been dropping JavaScript files onto ChatGPT and asking her to explain what the file does and how that gets rendered into the UI. Game changer for me.

Cuban jazz in New York City, with a Manhattan... ❤️🎶

Are you team light mode or dark mode?

We just improved the @netlify.com app’s navigation to: • Make it easier to move across your sites and teams • Clarify where you are and where you can go • Encourage you to use ⌘+K, the fastest way to work on your projects www.netlify.com/blog/context...

I love when gorgeous design details serendipitously emerge as we're getting close to shipping! (we've got some exciting updates coming to app.netlify.com soon)

OH This unvirtualized React list is a DOMster fire 🔥

In France we don’t use « rubber duck debugging » but « Sophie the giraffe debugging »

PMs are using v0 (and similar) more and more to prototype entire features. This trend will deeply impact relationships & processes across design, product, and engineering. Fellow designers and engineers: try these tools, push their boundaries, and be the one who shapes how your role evolves.

Did you know? There are more design tokens than atoms in the universe.

Watch out for folks saying “let’s just a/b test this” for micro-decisions: it's often a cop-out. Chances are, your team is bad at making great decisions, quickly. In a world where capital isn't free, each bet has a cost, and product teams need to understand it 🧵

A free plan to help get you started. No overages, no strings. Deploy your personal sites, or other creative explorations and grow when ready. www.netlify.com/blog/introdu...

Do you want to use your @netlify.com site domain as a custom handle in Bluesky? You can now set it up with a few clicks on the Netlify UI. Look for "Bluesky Custom Domain" in the Netlify Extensions directory or head to app.netlify.com/extensions/b....

Had a great conversation with @guypo.com about Netlify, AI and the future of the open web. tessl.io/podcast/does...

🚀🚀 My team has been working super hard to ship this! We’re launching the Storybook Test Early Access Program next week to build a new vision for UI testing with you—making it a reliable, painless staple in every frontend developer’s toolkit. Let’s make it happen! Join us 👉 forms.gle/QV8Jp53Ejbqu...

🦊 A few quick thoughts on the New York Times Tech Guild strike, why it matters, and what it means for the rest of us: ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/times-... #unions #TechUnions #1u #blogging