Donnie D'Amato
@donnie.damato.design
Design Systems Architect in New York. Author of Mise en Mode. International speaker. Lives in ds.house.
Buckle up for all the new portfolio redesigns to drop in 2026. 🎉
So it looks like masonry style layouts are going to be created with display: grid-lanes.
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
There were a lot of names proposed, and after some polling, this one was pretty heavily favoured.
There were a few others I liked more, but I think it's a good choice.
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
There were a lot of names proposed, and after some polling, this one was pretty heavily favoured.
There were a few others I liked more, but I think it's a good choice.
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Buckle up for all the new portfolio redesigns to drop in 2026. 🎉
Last night @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social and I had a live conversation using his Meta AI recording glasses. After the show my wife said:
"I think that was the least funny part of the show"
Welp, guess you'll never see that video. 😅
"I think that was the least funny part of the show"
Welp, guess you'll never see that video. 😅
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Last night @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social and I had a live conversation using his Meta AI recording glasses. After the show my wife said:
"I think that was the least funny part of the show"
Welp, guess you'll never see that video. 😅
"I think that was the least funny part of the show"
Welp, guess you'll never see that video. 😅
I am glad that I don't interact with anyone at an age where this could be uttered.
gizmodo.com/dictionary-c...
gizmodo.com/dictionary-c...
Dictionary.com Has Gone Too Far, Names 6-7 'Word' of the Year
It doesn't have to be like this.
gizmodo.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I am glad that I don't interact with anyone at an age where this could be uttered.
gizmodo.com/dictionary-c...
gizmodo.com/dictionary-c...
I just noticed at YouTube the hover effect on cards seems to be custom to each video. I assume they are getting the most prominent color from the thumbnail. They also update the text color to match.
This could have been CSS (except getting the color from the image) but it's all JS here. 😞
This could have been CSS (except getting the color from the image) but it's all JS here. 😞
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I just noticed at YouTube the hover effect on cards seems to be custom to each video. I assume they are getting the most prominent color from the thumbnail. They also update the text color to match.
This could have been CSS (except getting the color from the image) but it's all JS here. 😞
This could have been CSS (except getting the color from the image) but it's all JS here. 😞
Reposted by Donnie D'Amato
"If you’ve ever felt restricted by a design system [...], you may be up against common psychological phenomena that limit your thinking."
Check out @donnie.damato.design's article "Design systems don’t kill creativity – our biases do" on the @zeroheight.com blog:
zeroheight.com/blog/design-...
Check out @donnie.damato.design's article "Design systems don’t kill creativity – our biases do" on the @zeroheight.com blog:
zeroheight.com/blog/design-...
Design systems don’t kill creativity – our biases do - zeroheight
Donnie D'Amato looks at the cognitive biases that go into the way we frame design systems, and how to make sure they don't creep into our work
zeroheight.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"If you’ve ever felt restricted by a design system [...], you may be up against common psychological phenomena that limit your thinking."
Check out @donnie.damato.design's article "Design systems don’t kill creativity – our biases do" on the @zeroheight.com blog:
zeroheight.com/blog/design-...
Check out @donnie.damato.design's article "Design systems don’t kill creativity – our biases do" on the @zeroheight.com blog:
zeroheight.com/blog/design-...
General request for people organizing events, please stop announcing events for November 13th. I feel like there's 5 events happening that day, many of which I want to attend.
Pick another day, I want to go!
Pick another day, I want to go!
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
General request for people organizing events, please stop announcing events for November 13th. I feel like there's 5 events happening that day, many of which I want to attend.
Pick another day, I want to go!
Pick another day, I want to go!
Firefox Nightly 146.0a1, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
www.firefox.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reposted by Donnie D'Amato
Good tip @donnie.damato.design: buff.ly/ysu28eJ
Don't use `onDark` in your tokens, this requires adding another set of tokens for everything on dark.
Better define a dark theme and use this in the section that needs a dark BG. This way no additional tokens are needed and it works out of the box.
Don't use `onDark` in your tokens, this requires adding another set of tokens for everything on dark.
Better define a dark theme and use this in the section that needs a dark BG. This way no additional tokens are needed and it works out of the box.
Ondark virus
While it might seem intuitive at first, naming your tokens this way is bad for your health.
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Good tip @donnie.damato.design: buff.ly/ysu28eJ
Don't use `onDark` in your tokens, this requires adding another set of tokens for everything on dark.
Better define a dark theme and use this in the section that needs a dark BG. This way no additional tokens are needed and it works out of the box.
Don't use `onDark` in your tokens, this requires adding another set of tokens for everything on dark.
Better define a dark theme and use this in the section that needs a dark BG. This way no additional tokens are needed and it works out of the box.
✈️ I'm currently 30,000 ft in the air with the time to publicly appreciate the time spent with the design systems community at Converge by @zeroheight.com
(Photo by Jennifer D'Amato)
(Photo by Jennifer D'Amato)
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
✈️ I'm currently 30,000 ft in the air with the time to publicly appreciate the time spent with the design systems community at Converge by @zeroheight.com
(Photo by Jennifer D'Amato)
(Photo by Jennifer D'Amato)
All the construction in Bristol is making it feel like home. 🚧
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
All the construction in Bristol is making it feel like home. 🚧
Exactly what this thread is all about. github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
October 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Exactly what this thread is all about. github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
New hat acquired, green velvet straight out of emerald city. 💚
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
New hat acquired, green velvet straight out of emerald city. 💚
Guess now's a good time to re-relaunch my first full-stack project: deltazeus.com
Stop checking the weather every day. Your location's RSS feed updates only when the change in weather is significant. Hook it up to your news feed or something like Zapier to get custom notifications.
⚡
Stop checking the weather every day. Your location's RSS feed updates only when the change in weather is significant. Hook it up to your news feed or something like Zapier to get custom notifications.
⚡
deltazeus
Subscribe for significant changes in your weather!
deltazeus.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Guess now's a good time to re-relaunch my first full-stack project: deltazeus.com
Stop checking the weather every day. Your location's RSS feed updates only when the change in weather is significant. Hook it up to your news feed or something like Zapier to get custom notifications.
⚡
Stop checking the weather every day. Your location's RSS feed updates only when the change in weather is significant. Hook it up to your news feed or something like Zapier to get custom notifications.
⚡
Fun fact, I don't mention AI at all in my talk at Converge next week. Not once. 🚫
October 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Fun fact, I don't mention AI at all in my talk at Converge next week. Not once. 🚫
Reposted by Donnie D'Amato
this weeks @designsysnews.bsky.social was going to be delayed but I have enough non-medium links to include.
If you've not subscribed, you can do it now:
news.design.systems
… and I implore you (if you can) to have your own blog.
xoxo
If you've not subscribed, you can do it now:
news.design.systems
… and I implore you (if you can) to have your own blog.
xoxo
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
this weeks @designsysnews.bsky.social was going to be delayed but I have enough non-medium links to include.
If you've not subscribed, you can do it now:
news.design.systems
… and I implore you (if you can) to have your own blog.
xoxo
If you've not subscribed, you can do it now:
news.design.systems
… and I implore you (if you can) to have your own blog.
xoxo
Hey all, in an effort to drop some domain costs, I'm going to be moving some things around. Wireframe will now be found at wireframe.ds.house.
The original link will work until it expires and I'll put in a proper redirect next year.
The original link will work until it expires and I'll put in a proper redirect next year.
Wireframe Live weekdays @ 5pm ET
Transparent Design Talk
wireframe.ds.house
October 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hey all, in an effort to drop some domain costs, I'm going to be moving some things around. Wireframe will now be found at wireframe.ds.house.
The original link will work until it expires and I'll put in a proper redirect next year.
The original link will work until it expires and I'll put in a proper redirect next year.
Yesterday I reviewed Tokenscript by the folks at Tokens Studio on Wireframe and how it's very similar to an idea I promoted 2 years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq-0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq-0...
Wireframe Live: Tokenscript
YouTube video by Design Systems House
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Yesterday I reviewed Tokenscript by the folks at Tokens Studio on Wireframe and how it's very similar to an idea I promoted 2 years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq-0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq-0...
YouTube Live settings are awful. TIL that if you set anything other than Normal latency, the livestream processing after the show can be delayed, making sharing the link to the stream broken. Great job YouTube, really helpful for content creators. 😒
October 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
YouTube Live settings are awful. TIL that if you set anything other than Normal latency, the livestream processing after the show can be delayed, making sharing the link to the stream broken. Great job YouTube, really helpful for content creators. 😒
Just went through the entries so far on wireframe.fm live. Creativity like this is scary! 😈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9z-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9z-...
October 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just went through the entries so far on wireframe.fm live. Creativity like this is scary! 😈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9z-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9z-...
I was able to catch the last talk at @smashingconf.com with @natebaldwin.bsky.social 🙌
October 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I was able to catch the last talk at @smashingconf.com with @natebaldwin.bsky.social 🙌
New York, why are you so wet?
October 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New York, why are you so wet?
Typical that this week where I had tons of things planned, my body said absolutely not. 🤕
I missed the Smashing lightning talks tonight and likely missing the NYC conference that I've been looking forward to all year.
I'm hoping I'm better by Thursday to join Patterns. I missed it earlier in May.
I missed the Smashing lightning talks tonight and likely missing the NYC conference that I've been looking forward to all year.
I'm hoping I'm better by Thursday to join Patterns. I missed it earlier in May.
October 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Typical that this week where I had tons of things planned, my body said absolutely not. 🤕
I missed the Smashing lightning talks tonight and likely missing the NYC conference that I've been looking forward to all year.
I'm hoping I'm better by Thursday to join Patterns. I missed it earlier in May.
I missed the Smashing lightning talks tonight and likely missing the NYC conference that I've been looking forward to all year.
I'm hoping I'm better by Thursday to join Patterns. I missed it earlier in May.
These days I choose one fun headline font. Any other fonts for my projects typically come from here.
Gallery of system font stack #CSS organized by typeface classifications.
modernfontstacks.com
"The fastest #fonts available. No downloading, no layout shifts, no flashes — just instant renders."
#webdev #frontend
modernfontstacks.com
"The fastest #fonts available. No downloading, no layout shifts, no flashes — just instant renders."
#webdev #frontend
Modern Font Stacks
System font stack CSS organized by typeface classification for every modern OS. The fastest fonts available. No downloading, no layout shifts, no flashes — just instant renders.
modernfontstacks.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
These days I choose one fun headline font. Any other fonts for my projects typically come from here.
Gboard ダイヤルバージョン / Gboard Dial Version
YouTube video by Google Japan
www.youtube.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
One of my favorite ways of explaining how people interact with component libraries is with the Storefront & Warehouse analogy. Here's a post that was a long time coming.
blog.damato.design/posts/storef...
blog.damato.design/posts/storef...
Storefront & Warehouse
How may I help you today?
blog.damato.design
October 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
One of my favorite ways of explaining how people interact with component libraries is with the Storefront & Warehouse analogy. Here's a post that was a long time coming.
blog.damato.design/posts/storef...
blog.damato.design/posts/storef...