Your tokens have become infrastructure
How to build systems that survive scale, governance, and AI
Design systems27
Why design system naming feels impossible
The real problem isn't the name itself – it's the mental overhead
We're still terrible at the people parts
Why teams with perfect systems still build around them instead
From component library to product engine
How design systems evolve to drive strategy and scale business intent
The hidden cost of design system entropy
How AI tools surface every shortcut and inconsistency
Your next design system user is an agent
How to structure components for machine readability, semantic clarity, and long-term resilience