Rethinking Design Practices
summary
Argues for designing in code rather than only exporting to Sketch and demonstrates a zero‑install browser tool called Playroom that uses JSX as a design surface for a real open source system Braid design system. Shows concrete abstractions: design tokens, a Box primitive with responsive props, Stack/Inline layout components, and a font baseline cropping trick that removes browser text whitespace. Claims this workflow shortens feedback loops and successfully gets non‑devs composing UIs.
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