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So, you want to build a design system? Here’s a list of questions to consider before you get started to avoid running into issues in the future.
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Using CSS logical properties for internationalisation
We discuss the juiciest bits of an internal Slack conversation on design systems and logical properties. Served up with a dose of casual chat, two of our design systems experts – Joss Mackison and Luke Bennett – unpack best practices for the use of CSS logical properties for better internationalisation in design systems.
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Design-engineer Joss Mackison has released a new open source collection of utilities that smooth out the rough edges of working with TypeScript.
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