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🎨 Colour variables... but not the boring kind

You know that part of design systems, where you map colours like brand-600 to surface-brand-default and your brain starts buffering?

Apr 30 •

Sanketh Sharathkumar

Where design debt begins (And how to stop it)

You open a Figma file and start noticing inconsistencies - duplicated components, uneven spacing, unclear page naming, multiple versions of the same…

Apr 13 •

Sanketh Sharathkumar

Post #9 (Design System Chronicles) - Component Thinking: A recap of my component design workflow

This article is a curated recap of four key pieces where I break down my approach to component design, using Tenet UI as the backdrop.

Apr 5 •

Sanketh Sharathkumar

Post #8 (Design System Chronicles) - Breaking Down Component Research

Behind every well-designed component are tiny, intentional decisions.

Mar 28 •

Sanketh Sharathkumar

Post #7 (Design System Chronicles) - Typography variables

Ever had to manually update every single text style in your design system because of one font change? Painful, right? This is exactly why typography…

Mar 21 •

Sanketh Sharathkumar

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