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Nathan Curtis

Slots in Design Systems

Improving flexibility through custom composition within components

1d ago

Slots in Design Systems

1d ago

Analysis of Variants

Generating component data that design systems teams need

Oct 7

Analysis of Variants

Oct 7

Components as Data

How to define components independent of platforms to scale a system’s impact

Sep 23

Components as Data

Sep 23

Purposeful vs Aesthetic Naming

Favoring semantics isn’t always ideal, and blending both is worse

Jun 23

Purposeful vs Aesthetic Naming

Jun 23

The Sorry State of States

Today’s Figma assets show design could align better with code

Dec 3, 2024

The Sorry State of States

Dec 3, 2024

Managing Design Systems with Many Core Libraries

How you align design and engineering and synchronize releases depends on the frameworks, platforms and teams involved

Oct 28, 2024

Managing Design Systems with Many Core Libraries

Oct 28, 2024

The Fallacy of Federated Design Systems

Avoid the damage and distress of glorifying the wrong model

Sep 13, 2024

The Fallacy of Federated Design Systems

Sep 13, 2024

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Adopting Design System Generations

How to face and reframe challenges of a changing system

Mar 11, 2024

Adopting Design System Generations

Mar 11, 2024

Planning a Design System Generation

How to approach a cycle sweeping change across a library

Mar 2, 2024

Planning a Design System Generation

Mar 2, 2024

Design System Generations

How to discuss and describe a design system’s biggest changes

Mar 1, 2024

Design System Generations

Mar 1, 2024

Nathan Curtis

Nathan Curtis

Design systems consultant contributing to the field through the specs plugin, writing and workshops. VT & @uchicago grad.

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