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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

This is a real eye opening on review of Figma’s new Sites product

Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We have a number of web component teams so it’s helpful to differentiate by tag prefix so that we know what team produced the component. We also support a prefix in front of design system components to allow for multiple versions to be used on the same page if needed (to be avoided if possible).

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Anyone found a smooth way to remove older tokens/variables without making it tough for consumers using them directly?

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

A great breakdown of the recent design token changes to the Salesforce LDS by @donnie.damato.design

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Accessible design is the best design for everyone regardless of what decisions the government makes.

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

We have some level of visual regression tests for each of our components and are trying to improve coverage. Sometimes those types of tests are better at catching issues than standard unit tests for non functional components (ex. Tile, divider, etc)

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Ravens are looking unstoppable tonight!

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Wolf Brüning 💙 Design Systems @wolfbruening.de · 08/01/2025

Even after a decade of building design systems, I’m still amazed at how much thought and effort go into creating even a simple component. Building DS components is not trivial. They need to be incredibly robust to function across all applicable contexts and with all applicable contents. They… (1/3)

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

If one exists or we are able to achieve it, I was thinking we could reuse our test suite to validate the react component look and feel/functionality

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Yeah we haven’t invested the time but I’ve been thinking we could modify the existing wrapper generator to create the examples but my concern is the bad react code you mentioned.

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Just curious, Konnor, if you were to do it over again, how might you do it differently?

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Totally with you but it takes a while for teams to upgrade to react 19 and we’ve been supporting the wrappers for a bit now. We have great web component docs but very little when it comes to react and teams have noticed so I’m trying to find the quickest path to a solution.

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Has anyone generated @lit.dev react wrapper docs/templates based on web component examples?

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

So true about execs liking grass roots initiatives! Those who handle design and code everyday see problems that may not always bubble up as an immediately funded project. After we stood up our innersourced system, our approach was praised by senior leadership and is still spoken about years later 😊

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

@uxdx.com just posted some great takeaways from the talk I gave earlier this year about running a design system like a business. I covered a lot in this talk, so if you like the thread, give it a watch! youtu.be/ROUOwxdvmAo?...

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A Business-Centric Approach to Design System Strategy

YouTube video by UXDX

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Thanks! Hope it helps anyone who might be on the fence

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Any chance you could add me in there?

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

👋 weve been building our design system at T. Rowe Price using web components for the past few years. Would love an add! I broke down our usage at UXDX23 youtu.be/fxPfNx2KUWM?...

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Building a Design System Using Standard Web Components

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 24/09/2023

“We’ve helped organizations build design systems in a multitude of technologies over the years, but as time goes by we now heartily recommend one specific technology to build a core design system for the web: Web Components.” - Brad Frost bradfrost.com/blog/post/th...

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The Design System Ecosystem

What does a mature, end-to-end design system look like in a big, complex organization? What are all the moving pieces, and how do they hang together as a well-considered architecture? What's required ...

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Anyone working on design systems supporting native mobile apps?

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

Excited to share this great conversation I had with Alex Smith on the Design Leader Insights podcast, where we take a quick dive into design system strategy and elements for successful implementation. Check It out! youtu.be/1n1kpxoZvxM

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

You’re right, I’ve been missing out :) joined!

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

What are some good BlueSky feeds I might be missing out on?

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 29/07/2023

When you see this, do you expect a search bar to appear or a list of predefined results?

Discover new feeds section of BlueSky app

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 08/07/2023

People posting at @pfrazee.com is giving me MySpace Tom vibes

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Alex Wilson @alexanderwilson.bsky.social · 08/07/2023

Figma variables may be the new hotness but I don’t think it’s going to be as strong as Token Studio unless they add more types

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