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Design SystemsAug 18, 20269 minWhy we rebuilt every token as a Figma variable
Six months of drift taught us that a hex code in a style is a promise you cannot keep. Here is the migration, and what it cost.
Design SystemsJul 21, 20267 minNaming things: a spacing scale that survives handoff
Numeric, t-shirt, or semantic? We tried all three with real teams and measured which names made it into code intact.
Design SystemsJun 9, 20267 minAuditing 4,000 layers in an afternoon
The script we run before every release, and the five defects it finds most often.
Design SystemsApr 28, 20265 minThe case for fewer button variants
We had 96. We shipped 24. Nothing broke, and the docs got shorter.