design tokens

digital tokens

Sub-Atomic, cross-platform, cascading units of design

Useful for theming.

• Tokens in Design Systems, Nathan Curtis

  https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/tokens-in-design-systems-25dd82d58421

• What Are Design Tokens?, Css Tricks

  https://css-tricks.com/what-are-design-tokens/

• Using Design Tokens with the Lightning Design System, Salesforce

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDBEc3dJJV8

• Lightning Design System

  https://lightningdesignsystem.com/design-tokens/

• Style Dictionary, Amazon

  https://amzn.github.io/style-dictionary/#/

• Theo: consumes tokens, exports styles

  https://github.com/salesforce-ux/theo#overview