A design systems newsletter offering practical explanations for designers working with engineering concepts like JSON, MCP, and AI tooling, plus thoughtful takes on design token architecture. Readers get approachable, hands-on guidance on bridging design and code, written with a personal voice drawn from real team experiences.
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Murphy Trueman writes essays on design systems, governance and organisational practice, including permissions for AI agents, the trap of copied patterns in measurement, and writing style in an era of AI-suspicion. The posts combine personal experience with concrete examples, such as wrapper components that inflate adoption metrics.
A personal blog and portfolio from an accessibility specialist covering design system annotations, accessibility practice, and reflections on work and writing. Readers get practical experiments and lessons from real design system work alongside personal essays and curated reading recommendations.
A product designer's portfolio of detailed case studies covering consulting and director-level design work on subscription, ad-tech and design system projects. Each entry explains the role, contributions, decisions and results.
A weekly newsletter on building and scaling design systems, with a current focus on how AI changes components, tokens and foundations. Readers get opinionated essays, pattern catalogs and practical frameworks, alongside promotion of the author's courses.
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