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martinfowler.com

Design token-based UI architecture

Describing established patterns for organizing design tokens and practical approaches for automation.

voorhoede.nl

Design System: from scratch or from the shelf?

How do you decide what to use for your design system?

figma.com

The making of the Figma pattern library

UI3 prompted us to rebuild our own design system from the ground up.

medium.com

Why do we need a design system?

Having the GOV.UK Design System negates the need for any other UK Government design systems. Or does it?

playbook.ebay.com

eBay Playbook

eBay Evo is our brand and design system, created so we show up consistently all around the world with the flexibility to strengthen local relevance.

neurodiversity.design

Neurodiversity design system

The NDS is a coherent set of standards and principles that combine neurodiversity and user experience design for Learning Management Systems.

figma.com

Updating Figma's web system for a new era

An inside look at how we leveraged Figma’s features to reimagine our web design system.

next.skeleton.dev

Skeleton Design System

An adaptive design system for extending Tailwind.

linkedin.com

How design patterns power LinkedIn’s infrastructure

Building for scale involves creating systems that can handle increased loads, adapt to changing demands, and operate seamlessly.

jdan.github.io

98.css

A design system for building faithful recreations of old UIs.

kyleshevlin.com

Design System Retrospective

I’m in the middle of building another design system. Here's what I learned, decisions I regret, and what I’m doing differently this time.

voorhoede.nl

Affordance in Design System Components

By using affordance principles, design systems become easier to use and more flexible, making it simpler for developers to build web applications.

snappautomotive.io

How We Created A Multi-Brand Design System In Figma

Building design systems is difficult, especially when having to support multiple brands.

medium.com

Meet Ritmo, Musixmatch’s cross-platform design system

When Musixmatch initially embarked on its music and tech industry journey, it established itself primarily as a music player.

component.gallery

The Component Gallery

The Component Gallery is a collection of components from the best Design Systems.

southleft.com

The Value of Design Tokens in Modern Web Development

Design tokens are the secret to building consistent, maintainable websites.

browserlondon.com

Transforming Your Legacy Design System for an Unparalleled UX

In the design world, platforms can look out of date quickly. Here we explore how updating legacy design systems can be made easy.

storybook.js.org

Storybook 8

Next level testing, performance, and compatibility

bradfrost.com

What's Next for a Global Design System

A Global Design System would improve the quality and accessibility of the world’s web experiences.

kyleshevlin.com

No Outer Margin

It is an anti-pattern to add margin to the outermost element of a component.