Done with components
Component libraries aren't design systems until people start caring.
Now in print:
Mise en Mode
My book on rebuilding design token architecture from first principles. Stop adding tokens, start expressing modes.
Writing
Takes best served hot, on design systems, design tokens, CSS, and the craft of bridging design and engineering. The full chronological archive lives on my blog; here are the highlights.
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Top 10 Articles
April 30, 2025 · 3.3k reads February 23, 2026 · 2.7k reads Chip Away
Chip, badge, pill, tag, lozenge, how about none?
February 24, 2025 · 2.7k reads Avoiding tokens
The importance of disclosing the reasons behind decisions.
September 26, 2025 · 1.5k reads Design Attractors
Chaos theory meets design systems.
October 10, 2025 · 1.3k reads Fluid Headings
Uniformly reducing headings for smaller screens.
March 30, 2026 · 1.2k reads Pretext review
Another distraction from improving user experience
June 4, 2025 · 1.1k reads CSS Only Contrast
We've always wanted it, now it looks like we can have it.
February 13, 2025 · 962 reads Relearning line height
Changing what I thought I knew about typesetting.
June 9, 2026 · 922 reads Lawful Design
The least fun but most required part of our work.
June 20, 2025 · 919 reads Font size dimensions
Pixels or font size for dimensions, and when.
That's the 10 most-read. The full chronological archive of all 73 posts lives on the blog.