Design Systems
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Micro Design Systems, Seven Years Later
A 2026 follow-up to the original 2019 post on modular design systems. What held up, what changed, and what we'd write if we were starting today. Covers design tokens, design engineers, and the quiet death of the design systems team.
Micro Design Systems: Breaking the Monolith
Modular design systems will scale better, make design faster, and be less likely to fail. By applying the microservices architecture to design systems, we can create purpose-driven, interconnected services that grow with our products.