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Nathan Curtis
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May 5
Typography in Design Systems
Choose Fonts, Set a Hierarchy, and Integrate with Components
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Nathan Curtis
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Apr 25
Size in Design Systems
Tuning Type & Space With an Eye on Height Per Component
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Nathan Curtis
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Feb 13
Design Systems Architecture Diagrams
A Visual Vocabulary to Relate Systems, Products & Brands
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Nathan Curtis
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Feb 6
Design System Tiers
Time To Mature Systems To Support Levels of Work
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Nathan Curtis
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Dec 19, 2018
Myths of Documenting Components
How to Pivot Misguided Perceptions Towards Reality
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Nathan Curtis
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Dec 19, 2018
Authoring Component Documentation
Model the Content, People, and Steps Involved
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Nathan Curtis
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Nov 29, 2018
“Accessible” Design Systems Don’t Guarantee Accessible Products
Accessibility is an Adopter’s Job Too…
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Nathan Curtis
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Oct 3, 2018
Dealing with Dependencies Inside Design Systems
Decomposing Features to Master Change Up the Chain
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Nathan Curtis
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Sep 17, 2018
Versioning Design Systems
Communicating Change Clearly to People Using Systems
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Nathan Curtis
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Aug 24, 2018
Visual Breaking Change in Design Systems
We Respect Code APIs. But What About Color, Type and Space?
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