We need to talk about our frontend workflow
summary
Claims a working design system called Cosmos exists on GitHub and it standardizes spacing colors and component APIs across multiple products, reducing inconsistent UI and repeated work. It uses react-sketchapp to sync Sketch files, exports tokens as CSS and JSON, and defines design tokens for spacing, color roles and states. Documentation includes live component previews and prop tables so teams copy paste consistent components. The system is open source and shows concrete adoption and cross‑team reuse rather than theory.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:53The problem is the communication
- 7:19The design
- 10:14The design system
- 15:51Compound component
- 20:22Decision making
- 25:12Communication
- 30:49Investment
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