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Bridging the Gap, One Token at a Time - Smashing Conference Talk
Spoiler alert: the talk isn't really about Tokens. I roast my past self and share a series of failures that led me to be a better Design Systems…
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Ghost Variables in Figma
Do you experience feelings of dread in Figma files while working with Variables that should be dead? If you answered "yes", you might be dealing with…
Oct 31, 2024
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Confessions from a Design Team of One - Episode 2
This month brought the release of my Tailwind CSS community file and a New Approach to Naming Tokens.
May 6, 2024
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I spent a year loving to hate Tailwind CSS so you don't have to.
I've finally released my Figma Community file of all the Tailwind CSS primitives as design tokens and variables so designers have the resources they…
May 5, 2024
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I spent a year loving to hate Tailwind CSS so you don't have to.
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A new approach to naming design tokens
The research and insights I've collected over the last 6 months provide the foundations for a new approach to naming design tokens based on the current…
May 4, 2024
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Confessions from a design team of one - Episode 1
As promised, here’s the monthly recap of the community files and guides I've released so you can choose if and when you want to dive in deeper.
Apr 8, 2024
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Sam's fancy math equations in Tokens Studio
A walkthrough of some must-know math equations to avoid tokens that aren't whole numbers, the right units for responsive design and how to create a…
Apr 7, 2024
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It took me 2 years to figure out that typography in Figma is not how text properties work in code.
I'm sharing what I know about font weight and font family acting like a "pair" in Figma and how I work around that in Tokens Studio to avoid frustrating…
Apr 1, 2024
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It took me 2 years to figure out that typography in Figma is not how text properties work in code.
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