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Designing a system that survives its first redesign
The system you can re-skin in one file is the one that survives
the next redesign. A long-form look at tokens, naming, and handing work over without the panic.
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Design systems
The smallest useful component library
Process
Handover without the panic
Typography
Measure, leading, and calm
Design systems
One accent token is usually enough
Tools
No build step, on purpose
Process
Reviewing work without bikeshedding
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