Design Tokens in Modern Frontend

January 22, 2024

Design Tokens in Modern Frontend

Design tokens are the foundation of any scalable design system. They help maintain consistency across platforms and make updates more manageable.

What Are Design Tokens?

Design tokens are the smallest units of design decisions. They represent colors, spacing, typography, and other visual properties in a platform-agnostic way.

Implementation Strategies

  1. Token Organization

    • Category-based structure
    • Semantic naming conventions
    • Platform-specific transformations

  2. Build Process Integration

    • Style Dictionary
    • CSS Custom Properties
    • Theme switching support