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Adopting Design System Generations

How to face and reframe challenges of a changing system

9 min readMar 11, 2024

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Adopting Design System Generations

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Planning a Design System Generation

How to approach a cycle sweeping change across a library

9 min readMar 2, 2024

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Planning a Design System Generation

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Design System Generations

How to discuss and describe a design system’s biggest changes

9 min readMar 1, 2024

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Design System Generations

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Design system myths

How to finish an idea after blurting out “As if…”

1 min readJan 9, 2024

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EightShapes

Component Specifications

What to include, where it goes, and why it matters more now

7 min readFeb 20, 2023

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The EightShapes Specs Figma Plugin

How it works, and how to make it work for you

6 min readFeb 13, 2023

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Masthead image depicting annotated component anatomy, properties and spacing redlines

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Reimagining a Token Taxonomy

Notes from design token projects, from audits to implementation

10 min readNov 26, 2022

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Reimagining a Token Taxonomy

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Subcomponents

Relinquish control, offer parts, and let implementers compose

11 min readJul 20, 2022

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Figma Shared Libraries

Extend a design system with assets maintained by contributors

10 min readMay 27, 2022

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The Figma Component Review

Test assets using criteria organized in checklists

8 min readApr 25, 2022

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Nathan Curtis

Nathan Curtis

Founded UX firm @eightshapes, contributing to the design systems field through consulting and workshops. VT & @uchicago grad.

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