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Design Systems
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Issue 0462026-11-05
Typography and color: how type weight changes the palette you need
Color and typography are not independent decisions. Type weight, size, and tracking interact with palette choices in ways that most design systems treat as separate concerns — but they are deeply entangled.
TypographyColor TheoryDesign Systems
Issue 0492026-12-03
How to document a color palette so the next designer can use it
A palette that exists only in a Figma file is a palette that will be misused the moment the original designer leaves the project. Color documentation is the difference between a palette that lasts and one that drifts.
Design SystemsDocumentationWorkflow
Issue 0522026-12-24
Dark mode is not just inverted light mode: the design decisions that make it work
Most dark mode implementations are design accidents — light mode with the lightness flipped. Real dark mode design requires different color relationships, different contrast strategies, and different handling of shadows and elevation.
Dark ModeUI/UXDesign Systems
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