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How to name tokens in a Design System

The shapes of naming taxonomies for scale.

Apr 16, 2023

A man holding a compass in a forest

Apr 16, 2023

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The genome color tool

A universal color tool for design systems.

Aug 19, 2022

A screenshot of The Genome Color Tool webpage using ‘Genome’ optimization.

Aug 19, 2022

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A “single source of truth”-and other Design System lies

Truth as shared responsibility.

May 1, 2024

Picture of a typewriter with the word TRUTH printed (but not typed) on the drum.

May 1, 2024

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The universal color palette

Supporting a global design system at scale.

Mar 10, 2024

A grid of shades/tints comparing omitted densites in various color systems against the Univers Color Palette.

Mar 10, 2024

What is your motto?

If dogma doesn’t make sense, the only rational response is heresy!

Jan 13, 2024

What is your motto?

Jan 13, 2024

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What the $@!%& WCAG!?

Why WCAG 2.x color contrast sucks and how to make it better

Jan 7, 2024

What the $@!%& WCAG!?

Jan 7, 2024

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A Pattern Language

What do Architecture, Computer Science, Agile and Design Systems have in common?

Jan 3, 2024

A Pattern Language

Jan 3, 2024

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What if Warhol created design tokens in Figma?

A thought experiment on naming conventions for Tier 2 color tokens

Dec 28, 2023

Image of Andy Warhols Campbell Soup Cans

Dec 28, 2023

Medium Day Deck for ‘How to Name Tokens in a Design System’

https://app.hopin.com/events/medium-day-2023/replay/Um91bmR0YWJsZVJlY29yZGluZ0FyY2hpdmU6MTkzODcy

Aug 13, 2023

Medium Day Deck for ‘How to Name Tokens in a Design System’

Aug 13, 2023

Medium Day and speaking about Design Systems!

I’m excited to be invited as a speaker for the Medium Day conference on 12 Aug 2023. If you haven’t signed up, you should totally sign up…

Aug 2, 2023

Medium Day and speaking about Design Systems!

Aug 2, 2023

Kevin Muldoon

Kevin Muldoon

Design Systems Architect • Creator of genomecolor.space • Programmer • Designer • Professional over-thinker @ muldoon.design

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