Really enjoying the conversations in the Smashing Advanced Design System Workshop with Brad Frost! Week one has been both a solid refresher and a source of fresh nuance from the perspectives and journeys of all participants.

Day 1 Takeaways:
✨ Design system teams aren’t just gatekeepers—they’re curators of product team innovations.
✨ A system should serve all products across the org, not just one-offs.
✨ Future-proofing starts with strong foundations allowing teams to adapt quickly to evolving features, accessibility requirements, and innovations like AI.

Day 2 Takeaways:
✨ Good reminders on tokens, semantic tokens, and components.
✨ Token naming is a cross-disciplinary effort. Design + engineering need shared nomenclature and architecture.
✨ Appointing “token czars” (a design and eng lead) helps maintain clarity and consistency in token libraries.

Looking forward to the remaining sessions next week!