For over a decade, I’ve worked at the intersection of design, front-end engineering, and systems thinking — from early contributions to ZURB Foundation to leading modern React/TypeScript design system work.
This page collects my writing, teaching, and reflections on how we build, document, and evolve design systems — as technical products and cultural tools.
Projects
Foldable v2 – System Thinking in Developer Tooling
Foldable v2 is a working prototype exploring design system principles — such as scalable form components, token-driven styling, and ergonomic DX — applied to creative workflows. It blends design, dev, and process into a holistic systems-thinking experiment.
- UI Forms Strategy – Component architecture + UX patterns
- Component Library Setup – Tooling, conventions, maintainability
- Kitchen Sink – Token-based prototyping playground
- Style Tiles – Theme and surface explorations
- Planning Document & Task Spec (feature/v2-mk2 branch)
Talks & Workshops
I’ve spoken about design systems, modular CSS, accessibility, and component-driven development at events and companies across Europe and the US.
Writing & Articles
In addition to books and newsletters, I’ve written articles exploring design systems, modular CSS, and frontend architecture — published on Medium, UXPin, and my own site.
- Front-End Architecture: The Future is Fluid How modular thinking and design systems shape the future of frontend development.
- Bridging the Design/Dev Gap A reflection on collaboration, communication, and shared understanding in systems work.
Books
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Design Systems Engineering Vol. 1 A 40-page ebook on systems built with Sass, Panini, and ZURB Foundation — and the process lessons that still hold true today.
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ZURB Foundation Performance Guide Practical optimizations for component workflows and production code in Foundation projects.
Newsletter
- Design Systems Engineering Weekly (4-part series)
Short, metaphor-rich reflections on documentation, modular thinking, and team challenges.
Reflections (Coming Soon)
- Volume 2: Design Systems Today — React, Storybook, Design Tokens
- Reaction Video: “Looking Back at the Talk That Launched It All”
- Micro Reflections Archive (selected entries from 200+ design systems thoughts)