Understanding CSS Cascade Layers
How @layer eliminates specificity battles and makes large
stylesheets predictable and maintainable by design.
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Notes on design, code, and the intersection of both.
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The Three-Tier Token Hierarchy
Primitives, semantic tokens, and component tokens: how separating concerns in your design token structure unlocks true theming flexibility.
Design systems
Tokens
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Dark Mode Without the Complexity
Making dark mode a semantic token problem rather than a utility-class arms race. One data attribute, one set of overrides, done.
CSS
Theming
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Eleventy for Product Designers
Why a static site generator might be the right choice for your portfolio — and how to think about it as a designer who codes.
Tooling
Eleventy
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