Where do design tokens actually come from and why they matter in modern #webdevelopment 
During our last #Frontend and Friends meetup, Nils Wiere, Freelance Design System Consultant) walked the audience through the evolution of #designtokens - Watch the recording on our YouTube channel to see the full session: https://youtu.be/uMb4M7VCRCE?si=5tqcd94i0Dx2Aq7K
London pals! Come hang out with me and cool Penpot folks in SE1 on the 13th of May.
We’ll be discussing all things design tokens and collaboration in a fab venue with lovely food and drinks.
And it’s free! Limited spots available:
https://app.hi.events/event/370/penpot-after-hours-london
(Non-Londoners also very welcome 
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Importing & Exporting Tokens (JSON) | Penpot 2.6
https://peertube.kaleidos.net/videos/watch/3849341e-62a8-4bc0-bc9c-5b2c88f21ef3
Implementing Multi-Brand Theming With Style Dictionary, by @sturobson:
https://www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-design-tokens-workflow-part-9
New Article Alert
After writing about @penpot.app's new Design Tokens panel I've added a new article for the Design Tokens Workflow Series:
Creating a Penpot Design Tokens Format with Style Dictionary
https://www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-design-tokens-workflow-part-12
new article
Design Tokens have landed in Penpot, kinda
Last week I happened up @penpot's new Design Tokens panel and wrote some thoughts about it.
https://www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/design-tokens-in-penpot
What's new | Penpot release 2.6 - DESIGN TOKENS!
https://peertube.kaleidos.net/videos/watch/6ebd7d54-9525-454c-90b8-7e961b3d24c2
new article
A follow up to yesterday's article on CSS custom properties vs. Sass variables here's part 11 in my Design Tokens Workflow Series:
Creating Sass-backed CSS Custom Properties With Style Dictionary
https://www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-design-tokens-workflow-part-11
#Design #Approaches
The art of design tokens · A metaphor for the 3-tier token model https://ilo.im/163180
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#Metaphors #Art #Creativity #DesignTokens #DesignSystems #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign
ICYMI
new article alert
Today we look at creating multiple themes for one brand (like a personal website)
Creating Multiple Themes with Style Dictionary
https://www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-design-tokens-workflow-part-10
new article alert
Today we're looking at creating multiple themes for one brand (like a personal website)
Creating Multiple Themes with Style Dictionary
https://www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-design-tokens-workflow-part-10
ICYMI
I wrote a new article in my Design Tokens Workflow Series
Implementing Multi-Brand Theming with Style Dictionary
https://www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-design-tokens-workflow-part-9
new article alert
In the ninth article in my design tokens workflow series we look at –
Implementing Multi-Brand Theming with Style Dictionary
https://www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-design-tokens-workflow-part-9
Berliners and people interested in #designtokens here are brad and Ian Frost bringing their Design Tokens #workshiop to Berlin during #btconf. Get your tickets as long as they last. https://beyondtellerrand.com/events/berlin-2025/workshops/advanced-design-tokens
