Most UI problems aren’t visual.
They’re structural.
Grids fix that.
The mistake?
Designing without a grid.
Good design isn’t random.
It’s structured.
That’s what makes it feel clean.
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#UXDesign #UIDesign #DesignSystems #ProductDesign #UIUX
A dark, atmospheric horror movie poster titled "INNOCENCE." The scene depicts a creepy, dimly lit cabin in a dense, misty evergreen forest under a pale moon. In the foreground, a young girl with glowing, hollow eyes and long hair stands on a dirt path, looking toward the viewer. A monstrous hand with long claws creeps around the corner of the cabin in the shadows. The bottom of the poster features white serif typography and placeholder Latin text.
Exploring high-tension atmosphere and cinematic lighting for a conceptual horror piece titled "Innocence."
Visual assets are a core part of how we’re leveling up the creative direction at MW Designs this year.
#DigitalArt #CreativeDirection #HorrorArt #DesignSystems #MWDesignsInc #CompositeArt
The next software shift isn’t just about AI chat.
It’s about moving from software people click
to software AI can call.
That’s why MCP + IconVectors is such an interesting combination.
#MCP #AI #DevTools #DesignSystems
UI cards look simple.
But bad ones kill usability fast.
Here’s what good cards get right
The mistake?
Trying to fit everything inside one card.
Good cards don’t show more.
They show just enough to act.
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#UIDesign #UXDesign #ProductDesign #DesignSystems #UIUX
Product Designer @ Coder - shaping AI-powered dev tools. Lead design system, craft high-fidelity Figma flows, and define human-AI collaboration. Remote (US/UK/IE/PL). Tech stack: Figma, AI, design systems. #ProductDesign #AI #Figma #DesignSystems #Remote #TechJobs aihackerjobs.com/company/code...
“This is how I ended up creating Elena, a library that I’m open sourcing today. Elena starts from HTML and CSS, and stays grounded in web standards and what the web platform natively provides.”
arielsalminen.com/2026/progres... #WebComponents #OpenSource #Elena #DesignSystems #resources
#Development #Launches
Elena · A tiny library for building progressive web components ilo.im/169a4a by Ariel Salminen
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#OpenSource #WebComponents #DesignSystems #Frameworks #ProgressiveEnhancement #WebDev #Frontend #HTML #CSS #JavaScript
Episode cover for The Question: Design System Deep Dives, Episode 071 — 'The Criticality of Design Systems,' live on March 26, 2026. Hosted by Ben Callahan, with co-host Vitaly Friedman.
Hello, system thinkers!
Just a few hours to get answers in for The Question, Ep 071 with myself and @vitalyf.bsky.social! Answer today to attend the deep dive tomorrow at Noon Eastern.
We're diving into the criticality of #designsystems. But we can't do it without you!
bit.ly/answerTheQue...
A photo of Luke Murphy alongside the title of the lightning talk they will present at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on 19 June 2026: Design Systems are Dead. Long Live Design Systems.
I'm excited to announce that @lurkmoophy.bsky.social of @zeroheight.com will present a lightning talk at @pixelpioneers.co in Bristol on 19 June! ⚡
They will discuss why #designsystems, as we know them, need to die.
👉 Read the talk description & get your tickets:
pixelpioneers.co/events/brist...
New article from Smashing Magazine – Testing Font Scaling For Accessibility With Figma Variables — Smashing Magazine
smashingmagazine.com/2026/03/test...
#ux #accessibility #design-systems #prototyping
Most products use icons.
Few use them consistently.
Here are 5 common icon styles
Good UI picks one style and sticks to it.
That’s what makes interfaces feel polished.
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#UIDesign #UXDesign #IconDesign #DesignSystems #UpslideDesignStudio
We just shipped Styleframe v3.3.0 🎉
Introducing the first recipes for our default theme: a big step toward a fully composable design system.
- Badge & Button components with beautiful defaults
- Fully type-safe
- Consistent, scalable theming
bit.ly/47lQ6kU
#TypeScript #CSS #DesignSystems
"Behind every organized grid of components lies a strong business case that impacts engineering velocity, predictability, and even readiness for the next wave of AI-powered product development."
Read Charlotte MacInnes's latest #designsystems article on the @zeroheight.com blog:
♛ Brilliant. Kyle Van Deusen’s two-layer approach to managing color on your project solves problems you might not even know you have yet.
theadminbar.com/semantics-an...
#ProductDesign #ProductDevelopment #webdevelopment #designsystems #color #palettes #primitives
@davatron5000.bsky.social: "Burton Smith still uses Dev.to for his personal blog".
#webdev #webcomponents #designsystems
Most icons don’t fail because of tools.
They fail because of basics.
Simple rules that make a big difference
Good icons aren’t just visuals.
They improve how fast users understand your product.
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#UXDesign #IconDesign #DesignSystems #UpslideDesignStudio
Make Design System is almost ready. I updated the early access page with more detail on what's included - if you're curious, go take a look. Early access list is open
✦ makesystem.design
#Figma #designsystems
Accessibility is not a phase. It is collaboration. Design + development alignment is what makes scalable, inclusive systems possible.
Watch this A11yTalks session & rethink your approach.
a11ytalks.com/posts/2026-feb
#InclusiveDesign #DesignSystems #UX #WebDevelopment #A11y #DigitalAccessibility
Styleframe v3.2.0 is live! 🎉
The `@variablename` syntax is now widely supported for safely referencing variables in other variables, refs, selectors, utilities and recipes.
#TypeScript #CSS #DesignSystems
Design System Contributions Work Better When Everyone Knows Your Name, by @pjonori.com:
https://pjonori.blog/posts/design-system-contributions/
#designsystems #components #collaboration
A retro pixelated image of a person looking towards you. The text Hej, Daniele, Design Technologist can be seen to the left. On the bottom right, the Swedish design systems dot se URL.
Daniele Tatasciore, just joined the Swedish Design System specialists 🇸🇪🎉
We are a small group of folks working with Design Systems made in Sweden.
#SwedishDesignSystems #DesignSystems
Vibe-coded prototypes fall apart past a few sessions because LLMs compound their mistakes silently.
Each session introduces new fabricated values, new inconsistencies, new drift from the source design system.
hvpandya.com/llm-design-s...
#DesignSystems #ProductDesign
ICYMI, here's another #designsystems digest: 5 must-read articles that I commissioned and edited for @zeroheight.com. Let's go!
🤖 AI and variables: Building more accessible design systems faster (by Tobi Olowu): zeroheight.com/blog/ai-and-...
I redesigned my website without touching my keyboard...all while painting a mural
bradfrost.com/blog/post/i-...
#ux #design-principles #design-systems
The "One-Click AI Dashboard" is a marketing gimmick. 🚫
Tested UX Pilot, Uizard, & Figma. For enterprise systems with strict libraries & complex IA, they crumble. It takes longer to fix the AI mess than to build by hand.
Great for wireframes; useless for real ecosystems. 💨🪞
#UX #DesignSystems #AI
Design Systems Are Platform Problems, Not Feature Problems, by @shaunbent.co.uk:
www.shaunbent.co.uk/blog/design-systems-are-...
#designsystems
Nobody has time to build a design system so nobody builds a design system so the design system stays frozen at whatever the intern shipped in 2019.
#DesignSystems #ProductivityParalysis #TechDebt #DesignOps
A retro pixelated image of a person looking towards you. The text Hej, Marko, Design Generalist can be seen to the left. On the bottom right, the Swedish design systems dot se URL.
Marko Krstić, just joined the Swedish Design System specialists 🇸🇪🎉
We are a small group of folks working with Design Systems made in Sweden. Designers, Engineers, and Product Managers, who collaborate to tell the story of how our organizations create products 🤓
#SwedishDesignSystems #DesignSystems
