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Stuart Robson @sturobson.com · 26/07/2026

I'm going through a backlog of ~220 links to Design Systems things for the newsletter before the #HungarianGP. Seems I've written quite a bit since the last newsletter was sent out :lolsob: You can sign up to get the emails and check past issues here: news.design.systems 🙏🖤

A webpage list showing several Always Twisted design-system articles, including “How Colour Works with the DTCG Color Module,” “Building Your Design System Workflow,” “Why Separating Themes from Modes Transforms Your Design System,” and “Where to Lint Design Tokens.”

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

From Figma Tokens to WordPress Styles in Minutes: Our New Figma Plugin fueled.com/blog/figma-t... #DesignSystems #DesignTokens #WebDev #WordPress #WebDesign #FrontEnd

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote: "Export your Design Tokens from Figma directly to your WordPress project."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

SCALES - A Design Tokens Starter Canvas in FigJam jeromantik.de/scales-canvas #DesignSystems #DesignTokens #Figma #WebDesign #WebDev

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Philipp Jeroma: "SCALES, a structured FigJam template with key questions across five planning pillars, helps teams align goals before developing design tokens."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Architecting Components in Design Systems: Why It Feels Overwhelming (And How to Tackle It) www.designsystemscollective.com/architecting... #DesignSystems #FrontEnd #WebDev #WebDesign

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Gulshan Rahman: "What are the building blocks of a button? Is it just text inside a rectangle or an icon, label, and interaction area combined?"

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Introducing Brands for Nord Design System arielsalminen.com/2025/introdu... #DesignSystems #WebDesign #WebDev

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote: "This consolidation strengthens the design system infrastructure."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Design system annotations, part 2: Advanced methods of annotating components github.blog/engineering/... #DesignSystems #WebDesign #WebDev

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote: "Using a set of Preset annotations for each component allows designers to include specific pre-set details that aren’t already built into the component."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Integrating Design And Code With Native Design Tokens In Penpot www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/05/inte... #DesignSystems #Penpot #WebDesign #DesignTokens

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Mikołaj Dobrucki: "By adding support for native design tokens, Penpot is making real progress on connecting design and code." The design includes a grey background with an orange accent and a footer displaying "news.design.systems."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The Politics of Design Systems www.jondaiello.com/posts/the-po... #DesignSystems #WebDesign #WebDev

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Jon Daiello: "Building the system was the easy part. Getting people to care about it? That’s the real work."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

6 ways to use documentation analytics in your next design system launch www.supernova.io/blog/6-ways-... #DesignSystems #Documentation #WebDesign #WebDev

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Beatriz Novais: "Documentation analytics help you move from 'we shipped it' to 'we shipped it — and here’s what happened.'"

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🌟 This Week in Design Systems News! Explore articles on design tokens, localisation, planning, and content. Check out resources from Penpot and Circle UI Stay up–to–date: news.design.systems #DesignSystems #FrontEnd #WebDesign #DesignOps #DesignTokens

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" invites over 3,750 design professionals to explore the latest trends, insights, and resources in Design Systems. It highlights featured sections such as Articles, Interesting Reads, Tools/Resources, Community, Tutorials, Links, Design Systems, Audio/Video/Slides, and Conferences/Meet-ups/Workshops. The issue number is #199, with a note stating "Out Now!" at the top right.

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

song lyrics as email subjects? This goes back (mid 1990s) to Total Guitar magazine that did this. I liked it. I've found an opportunity to 'replicate' it. The song's generally the last thing I listened to before setting the newsletter to 'publish'.

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

✨ Design Systems News 220+ Illustrations for Your Design Systems SassUI offers a collection of free illustrations tailored for design systems and documentation. High-quality, customisable visuals designed to enhance your projects illustrations.saas-ui.dev #DesignSystems

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote about "SASSUI: Illustrations for Your Design Systems and Docs": "a collection of free, high-quality illustrations designed specifically for documentation and design systems." The design includes a grey background with an orange accent and a footer displaying "news.design.systems."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

✨ Design Systems News Design system annotations, part 1 from Jan Maarten Mistakenly believing accessible components guarantee accessible designs, annotations are crucial to clarify design intent for developers. github.blog/engineering/... #DesignSystems #Accessibility #UXDesign

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Jan Maarten: "Accessible components do not guarantee accessible designs." The design includes a grey background with an orange accent and a footer displaying "news.design.systems."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

✨ Design Systems News Penpot Design Tokens Starter Kit from Laura Kalbag Featuring a comprehensive set of 531 design tokens in action. Explore various token types with this solid foundation for your design system. penpot.app/penpothub/li... #DesignSystems #DesignTokens #PenPot

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote about the "Penpot Design Tokens Starter Kit" by Laura Kalbag: "Explore a comprehensive template showcasing 531 design tokens in action!" The design includes a grey background with an orange accent and a footer displaying "news.design.systems."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Planning and design systems–how much time you got? from PJ Onori Strategic approaches streamline processes and improve communication within design systems. pjonori.blog/posts/design... #DesignSystems #Planning #Productivity

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from PJ Onori: "Good planning can turn a team clinging on for dear life into one that’s hyper-effective." The design includes a grey background with an orange accent and a footer displaying "news.design.systems."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

✨ Design Systems News Did you see the latest curated Design Systems Newsletter in your inbox? Not signed up yet‽ You can read it here - news.design.systems/issues/198 #DesignSystems #DesignTokens #FrontEnd #WebDev #WebDesign

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Writing in Sync: Design System Content from Angelica Cramer Documentation is vital for maintaining design system integrity. It requires collaboration among designers, developers, product managers, and marketers to ensure clarity and consistency. #DesignSystems #Documentation

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Angelica Cramer: "Without documentation, we lose the standards we worked so hard to create." The design includes a grey background with an orange accent and a footer displaying "news.design.systems."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

✨ Design Systems News Introducing Design Tokens Language Server from Benny Powers A cool tool can help enhance your workflow with real-time feedback and advanced editing capabilities in your code editor. bennypowers.dev/posts/introd... #DesignSystems #DesignTokens #DeveloperTools

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Benny Powers: "Design tokens are the backbone of a design system, enabling consistency and scalability across products." The design includes a grey background with an orange accent and a footer displaying "news.design.systems."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

✨ Design Systems News Integrating Localisation in Design Systems — Rebecca Hemstad & Mark Malek An insightful article diving into how integrating localisation can streamline processes and enhance user experience. www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/05/inte... #DesignSystems

A graphic titled "Design Systems News" features a quote from Rebecca Hemstad and Mark Malek: "Ignoring multilingual principles in the early stages of design creates cascading issues that are costly to fix later." The design includes a grey background with an orange accent and a footer displaying "news.design.systems."

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

A promotional image for "Design Systems News" featuring the title at the top, followed by a message inviting over 3,750 design professionals to explore the latest trends and resources in design systems. The image highlights the contents of Issue #198, including sections for articles, interesting reads, tools/resources, community, tutorials, links, design systems, audio/video/slides, and conferences/meet-ups/workshops, with a call to action to visit news.design.systems.

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Design Systems News @designsysnews.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Want a weekly slice of the best curated Design Systems links to resources, articles, ideas, tips, tutorials, videos, examples, and more? Sign up to the Design Systems Newsletter today: news.design.systems 🙏🖤 = @sturobson.com #DesignSystems #DesignTokens #WebDesign #WebDev #FrontEnd

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