Notes on design systems.
Writing from inside the work: what’s changing, what still holds, and what the day-to-day looks like right now.
Notes on design systems.
Writing from inside the work: what’s changing, what still holds, and what the day-to-day looks like right now.
Notes on design systems.
Writing from inside the work: what’s changing, what still holds, and what the day-to-day looks like right now.
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Recent posts

Oct 29, 2026
The Window With No Buttons
Why the terminal feels so unfamiliar to designers, and how to read it anyway
Oct 29, 2026
The Window With No Buttons
Why the terminal feels so unfamiliar to designers, and how to read it anyway

Sep 15, 2026
Reading JSON Without Reading Code
The shape behind your tokens, screens, and pull requests
Sep 15, 2026
Reading JSON Without Reading Code
The shape behind your tokens, screens, and pull requests

Aug 28, 2026
The Reach and the Recipe
What MCP and Skills are, and when to use each
Aug 28, 2026
The Reach and the Recipe
What MCP and Skills are, and when to use each

Aug 20, 2026
Naming the Middle
Notes on the semantic layer of a design system
Aug 20, 2026
Naming the Middle
Notes on the semantic layer of a design system

Aug 6, 2026
Room to Be Loud
Brand and product want different things, and both do better with their own space.
Aug 6, 2026
Room to Be Loud
Brand and product want different things, and both do better with their own space.

Jul 29, 2026
Between the Lines: July 2026
A couple of new training clients, what we heard on a recent discovery call, and the harder question we’re working through about who design systems are really for.
Jul 29, 2026
Between the Lines: July 2026
A couple of new training clients, what we heard on a recent discovery call, and the harder question we’re working through about who design systems are really for.

Jul 22, 2026
The Project We Walked Away From
What it takes to see your own organization clearly
Jul 22, 2026
The Project We Walked Away From
What it takes to see your own organization clearly

Jul 15, 2026
The Guess Dressed Up as a Plan
Why we started flagging scope gaps instead of estimating around them
Jul 15, 2026
The Guess Dressed Up as a Plan
Why we started flagging scope gaps instead of estimating around them
Notes on systems, craft, and the people behind them.

© 2026 Baseline Design, LLC
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Made by hand in Framer
Notes on systems, craft, and the people behind them.

© 2026 Baseline Design, LLC
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Made by hand in Framer
Notes on systems, craft, and the people behind them.

© 2026 Baseline Design, LLC
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Made by hand in Framer
Notes on systems, craft, and the people behind them.

© 2026 Baseline Design, LLC
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Made by hand in Framer