toughts and opinions
January 27, 2026

Running Multiple AI Agents at Once Using Git Worktrees

Strategies for increasing productivity with long-running AI agents.

January 19, 2026

Design tokens with confidence

Why the W3C design token standard is your new foundation.

November 04, 2025

Building Personal Tools with AI and Vibe Coding

Finding the pragmatic middle ground in tool development.

October 14, 2025

How can design systems up-level design quality?

Exploring the role of design systems in achieving high-quality designs.

July 28, 2025

What is design quality?

A closer look at what designers should strive for and why it matters.

April 23, 2025

Design tokens for non-designers

Understanding tokens from the perspective of developers, product owners, and project managers.

December 18, 2024

Do you even need a design system?

Analyzing the costs and benefits to determine if a design system is worth the investment.

November 21, 2024

Throw-away tooling

Building lean, single-purpose tools effectively.

September 25, 2024

The ultimate Design Token setup

Learn how to best set up design tokens to be a reliable tool for designers and developers in your company.

June 27, 2024

Optimizing Figma variables and components

Learn how to build a flexible and responsive design system in Figma using tokens and components.

April 25, 2024

Maintaining a design system in Figma

Design systems evolve over time and so do the platforms they are built on. As maintainers, we need to make sure to keep them up to date…

February 26, 2024

Six Truth and a Lie — Or how to become a top performer

How to really make an impact at your job.

January 05, 2024

Design Systems vs. AI: will the robots take over?

Will artificial intelligence (AI) will take over design systems? And will AI have a place in a human-led design system workflow at all.

November 06, 2023

How to start building a design system

A step-by-step guide to bring a design system into your company without losing your mind.

August 24, 2023

Stakeholder management for design systems

The success of a design system depends more on stakeholder management than on the quality of its components.

June 28, 2023

Getting started with native design tokens in Figma

How to use Figma variables to implement different design token strategies

June 01, 2023

Presentational colors

Design tokens for data visualization and more

February 14, 2023

Design System Accessibility: Typography & Size

If you can’t see it, you can’t use it.

December 07, 2022

W3C Design Tokens with Style Dictionary

Building your w3c standard design tokens with style dictionary

October 27, 2022

Getting WCAG color contrast right

Actionable tips on how to nail WCAG 2.1 color compliance

September 19, 2022

Dark mode with design tokens

How to implement dark mode with as little effort as possible

August 08, 2022

Dark mode with design tokens

Learn how to implement dark mode with as little effort as possible.