Is perhaps DesignOps still in the "What" phase while DevOps is at the "How" phase 🤔

💭 I've been wondering how to look at DesignOps through the perspective of how DevOps has become

We're starting to write a blog about a great thing my team are working on. An accessibility annotations library for Figma for the GOVUK design system. We'll be open-sourcing it, so let me know if you'd like to try it before we put it out into the wild. It's a brilliant piece of work!

Definitely up for trying it out and help out with feedback ✨

When not defining a SSOT, how do you handle variations coming from both sides? Do you keep both in sync at all times, or is diff acceptable?

💭 Feedback is welcome!

✨ Planning to add more options to export to other platforms

📦 It currently transforms your tokens to CSS and outputs it as an Github Action artifact

Token Tinker - GitHub Marketplace Transform design tokens from Tokens Studio using Style Dictionary

If you wanna transform your ✨ Tokens Studio tokens without having to mingle with code yourself, try out github.com/marketplace/...

nektos/act - is saving me a ton of time by running github actions locally. @vscode.dev @github.com, if only this could run directly on the editor 😌

I've been wanting to shift my focus to #DesignSystems full time. That's the reason getds.pro became a thing. I'm looking for cool projects where I could use my experience and passion in bridging the gap between design and development by enhancing product teams with design system tooling and ops.

Accessibility Settings Alt text Require alt text before posting (toggled ON)

Folks please don’t forget to ALT your images! The more new folks show up here the lower the adoption of ALT is and that’s a bummer cause it means not all Bluesky users can enjoy your images!

Here’s how to turn on prompts to remind you to ALT:

Considering remote from NL?

#ComponentLibrary #ReusableComponents #DesignPatterns #UIKit #DesignKit

Into Design Systems - Accessibility Jam - Online 🌍 · Zoom · Luma Join our casual, friendly online jam to learn about accessibility in Design Systems In this edition, we’ll review Design System components and check if they…

👉 Friendly reminder: Our #DesignSystems #accessibility meetup is taking place tomorrow! See you online?

Are your Design System components accessible!?
Let's find out! ✌️

We've invited two leading accessibility experts to review your components!

Join our casual & friendly event 👇

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Tailwind ⚡️

Tired:
@media (min-width: 500px) { }

Wired:
@media (width >= 500px) { }

Even better when you need to double up like:
@media (500px <= width <= 1000px) { }

Took a minute but I got my brain to flip over to the new way. Also easier to avoid weird 1px gaps.

Good article:
cssence.com/2024/superio...

6. You Wanted This
Asking me to roast you? Bold move. Let me guess, you thought I’d go easy. Nah. DS Pro is just getting started, but right now, it’s less pro and more meh. But hey, you’ve got Zod and dreams—maybe that’s enough?

5. Meaningful Work
Your UX expertise is impeccable—for the two people who’ve tried your tool. Maybe one day, they’ll write a heartfelt testimonial like, “It was… fine, I guess?” Truly a revolutionary approach to helping someone... someday.

4. Nature Lover?
You claim to love hiking, climbing, and the great outdoors, yet here you are—indoors, working on GitHub integrations. The mountains are calling, Tomas, but you’re like, “Not now, Figma sync needs me.”

3. DS Pro’s Smash Hit
16 sign-ups, zero engagement—DS Pro is killing it! Nothing screams success like creating a product people look at and immediately close. Maybe “design system in one click” is so advanced, your users are still Googling what a design system is.

2. Your “Communities”
Your Discord and Reddit are like exclusive clubs—with no one on the guest list. Bet your bot is lonely in there. Who needs users when you’ve got a dream, right? Meanwhile, Reddit’s just sitting there, gathering dust like a forgotten attic.

1. €50 Sales King
You’re launching a business with a revenue plan that wouldn’t even cover a Netflix subscription. Bold strategy! At least you’ll be the poster child for “starting from the bottom” when you’re rolling in euros… if your sales ever hit triple digits.

Oh, Tomas, you brave, design-system-slinging, JavaScript-wielding, accessibility-preaching warrior of the digital frontier! Let’s dive in:

Me: Roast me based on our conversations. Don't hold back.
ChatGPT: 👇

That’s why you gotta abide by the Pac-Man rule. Never form a full circle when having a conversation in a group; always leave a “mouth” open so new people can join.

You’ll be amazed how well it works.

Experimenting with a design token editor for storybook 💅

"#DesignSystems is big company word"

That's something I don't stand behind. I get the value of a design system as a solo developer.

I feel like there's an hidden interest in keeping design systems and its ecosystem as complex and technical as possible, like a cool kids club.

We need to do better

DS Pro Your Design System Engine

I've been building getds.pro – an open-source design system engine to help you create, maintain, and scale your design system.
🔄 Sync tokens with your codebase.
📦 Soon: tokens in NPM packages for easy adoption.
The goal is to make design systems universal and accessible for all. Feedback is welcome!