MARGINALIA / THE JOURNAL
Notes from the working shelf.
On design systems, useful details and the people who make things together. A few ideas worth keeping close to the work.
Sample essays for the fictional DEWEY portfolio.
Design systems
A design system starts with a shared question
Before the first component, make the decision it should help a team make.
2 min read
Product craft
Write the empty state before the dashboard
A blank screen can reveal the purpose of a product more clearly than a full one.
2 min read
Working together
Leave a readable trail for the next designer
A small decision note can be more useful than a perfect handover presentation.
2 min read
DEWEY — a free Framer template by Yana Zanuk.