We're getting better at the workaround

On Figma's code-to-canvas announcement, and why smoother translation might be making the structural problem harder to fix

Feb 18 • Murphy Trueman

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What I stole from API documentation

Patterns from Stripe, GitHub, and Twilio that fixed my component architecture

Feb 11 • Murphy Trueman

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January 2026

AI doesn't need your design system to be perfect. It needs it to be honest.

Why documenting your mess matters more than fixing it

Jan 31 • Murphy Trueman

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Your job is on a spreadsheet somewhere

Defending design system work when budgets contract

Jan 22 • Murphy Trueman

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Your design system has opinions. They're just not being enforced

Why validation is the missing layer between documentation and adoption

Jan 15 • Murphy Trueman

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Stop policing your design system

Measure health, not compliance

Jan 6 • Murphy Trueman

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December 2025

When conversation leads: Rethinking design systems for a world where intent comes first

How conversational interaction is changing what design systems are actually for

Dec 29, 2025 • Murphy Trueman

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Component retirement, and the decisions that keep systems alive

How deliberate deprecation protects trust, clarity, and product velocity

Dec 12, 2025 • Murphy Trueman

The timing problem in design systems

How perfectionism kills component adoption faster than bad code

Dec 3, 2025 • Murphy Trueman

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November 2025

Tab Collection: November 2025

A monthly roundup of what I've been reading, building, and thinking about

Nov 27, 2025 • Murphy Trueman

The AI feedback loop: When design systems train the models that critique them

AI is learning from our design systems, and quietly reshaping them in return. Here’s what that feedback loop means for consistency, drift, and control

Nov 18, 2025 • Murphy Trueman

Slots and the control paradox: Why loosening your design system might save it

How Figma's newest feature exposes an uncomfortable truth about the way we've been building systems

Nov 12, 2025 • Murphy Trueman

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