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September 2026

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September 6, 2026

Classless CSS: Attributes as a Component API

When I talk about classless CSS, I am not talking about a stylesheet that blindly targets every HTML element, and I am not proposing a religious ban on the class attribute.
September 1, 2026

A Palette Is Not a List of Colors

The moment a color palette enters a design system, it stops being a collection of colors that look good together. It becomes a scale, and a scale needs a rule.