Design Systems
Typography at scale — building type systems, token architecture, responsive strategies, and cross-platform consistency.
Typography Testing and QA for Design Systems
How to test typography across browsers, devices, and screen sizes — truncation, overflow, multi-language, and visual regression testing.
Vertical Rhythm: Aligning Text to a Baseline Grid
Vertical rhythm creates visual harmony by aligning all text and spacing to a consistent baseline grid — challenging on the web but achievable.
Choosing a Primary Font for Your Design System
Your primary font is the most visible design decision in your system. How to evaluate character set, weights, variable axes, and licensing for a system font.
How Top Design Systems Handle Typography
Analyze how Apple HIG, Material Design, IBM Carbon, Shopify Polaris, and others handle typography — font choices, scale systems, and guidelines.
Responsive Typography in Design Systems
Scaling typography across breakpoints — responsive type scales, fluid sizing with clamp(), and maintaining hierarchy from mobile to desktop.
Typography Design Tokens: From Figma to CSS
Design tokens bridge design and development — font family, size, weight, line-height, and spacing as structured, platform-agnostic values.
Building a Type Scale for Your Design System
A well-defined type scale is the foundation of consistent design. Learn how to choose ratios, define steps, and implement across platforms.