Tiny Design Systems for Tiny Teams
summary
A tiny design system uses constrained tokens (typography, color, spacing) mapped into React primitives and a theming layer, borrowed from a three‑person system that served ~400 employees and shrunk to an 11‑person company. Workflow: Figma tokens → copied 16×16 SVGs → icons.tsx, Storybook snapshots via Chromatic. Result: shared decision tokens, stack and text primitives, an icon pipeline and visual tests that measurably raise UI consistency and quality.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:10Design System Definition
- 2:50React Components
- 7:39Constraint Based Design
- 14:07Primitives
- 18:28Themes
- 20:39Icon Workflow
- 22:21Visual Testing
- 23:27Outro
