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Building Design Systems That Actually Scale

Principles and practices for creating design systems that grow with your product.

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Building Design Systems That Scale

A design system is more than a component library. It's a shared language.

Tokens First

Start with design tokens -- the atoms of your system:

    1. Colors
    2. Typography
    3. Spacing
    4. Shadows
    5. Border radius

Component Architecture

Build components in layers:

  • Primitives: Button, Input, Text
  • Composites: Card, Modal, Dropdown
  • Patterns: LoginForm, DataTable

    • Documentation is Non-Negotiable

    If it's not documented, it doesn't exist. Every component needs:

      1. Usage examples
      2. Props documentation
      3. Do's and Don'ts
      4. Accessibility notes