Alberto Calvo
@intemperie.me
Design systems, ops, and architecture · Inclusion and ethics · Introvert · Dad🎗️
Previously: http://ariane.maze.co (messed up CSS), Cabify, Sketch, and more.
Previously: http://ariane.maze.co (messed up CSS), Cabify, Sketch, and more.
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every company in 2025
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
every company in 2025
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A pertinent question to ask ourselves: When did we decide that going faster is more important than everything else?
Above all else, AI is an accelerant.
That makes it really important for us to look at the world around us right now and ask: do we want to keep doing this, but faster? If not, what are the necessary interruptions?
That makes it really important for us to look at the world around us right now and ask: do we want to keep doing this, but faster? If not, what are the necessary interruptions?
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A pertinent question to ask ourselves: When did we decide that going faster is more important than everything else?
Writing as a form of therapy
November 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Writing as a form of therapy
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“GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.”
Music to my ears!
primer.style/accessibilit...
Music to my ears!
primer.style/accessibilit...
Toasts
GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.
primer.style
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
“GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.”
Music to my ears!
primer.style/accessibilit...
Music to my ears!
primer.style/accessibilit...
Ok, but where’s Half Life 3?
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Ok, but where’s Half Life 3?
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Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
I have no regrets about switching to Apple Music a couple of years ago, but I did miss Spotify’s fantastic music recommendations. I’m starting to feel that Apple is finally improving in this area.
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I have no regrets about switching to Apple Music a couple of years ago, but I did miss Spotify’s fantastic music recommendations. I’m starting to feel that Apple is finally improving in this area.
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If you were looking for a nice editing experience for your @astro.build content, this might be what you need: astroeditor.danny.is
Astro Editor — Schema-Aware Markdown Editor for Astro Content Collections
Transform your Astro content workflow with schema-aware frontmatter forms. Reads your Zod schemas and creates intelligent editing interfaces for distraction-free writing.
astroeditor.danny.is
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
If you were looking for a nice editing experience for your @astro.build content, this might be what you need: astroeditor.danny.is
Absolutely loved @bencallahan.com’s “stay in learning mode” mindset. So good 🫶
podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/d...
Ep 88: Stay in Learning Mode w/ Ben Callahan
Episodio de podcast · Design System Office Hours · 15/10/2025 · 27 min
podcasts.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Absolutely loved @bencallahan.com’s “stay in learning mode” mindset. So good 🫶
podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/d...
Congrats, New York! 👏
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Congrats, New York! 👏
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New sticker in my shop
doggiedrawings.net/products/no-fascists-sticker
doggiedrawings.net/products/no-fascists-sticker
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
New sticker in my shop
doggiedrawings.net/products/no-fascists-sticker
doggiedrawings.net/products/no-fascists-sticker
And these standards also come from—typically *very* deep—discussions among people with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. If you see room for improvement or missed nuances in the system, start a discussion, and challenge its ideas. You can be part of making your team’s tools a bit better every day.
"Design systems slow down innovation." Glòria Langreo sees it differently — her take during her talk at Penpot Fest.
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
And these standards also come from—typically *very* deep—discussions among people with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. If you see room for improvement or missed nuances in the system, start a discussion, and challenge its ideas. You can be part of making your team’s tools a bit better every day.
Some nice quote styles for a side project that has been in the oven for way too long 🧑🍳
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Some nice quote styles for a side project that has been in the oven for way too long 🧑🍳
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That's it, that's the day.
After years of open collaboration, the Design Tokens Community Group delivers a production-ready, interoperable format for design systems. Goodbye disjointed workflows.
Hello open standards. → tr.designtokens.org/format
After years of open collaboration, the Design Tokens Community Group delivers a production-ready, interoperable format for design systems. Goodbye disjointed workflows.
Hello open standards. → tr.designtokens.org/format
Design Tokens Format Module 2025.10
This document describes the technical specification for a file format to
exchange design tokens between different tools.
tr.designtokens.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
That's it, that's the day.
After years of open collaboration, the Design Tokens Community Group delivers a production-ready, interoperable format for design systems. Goodbye disjointed workflows.
Hello open standards. → tr.designtokens.org/format
After years of open collaboration, the Design Tokens Community Group delivers a production-ready, interoperable format for design systems. Goodbye disjointed workflows.
Hello open standards. → tr.designtokens.org/format
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#HTML is only as accessible as you write it.
Semantics determine what an element is, and browsers provide some interactive behavior for native interactive elements for free.
But just because two patterns have similar behavior doesn't make them semantically the same.
Semantics determine what an element is, and browsers provide some interactive behavior for native interactive elements for free.
But just because two patterns have similar behavior doesn't make them semantically the same.
October 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#HTML is only as accessible as you write it.
Semantics determine what an element is, and browsers provide some interactive behavior for native interactive elements for free.
But just because two patterns have similar behavior doesn't make them semantically the same.
Semantics determine what an element is, and browsers provide some interactive behavior for native interactive elements for free.
But just because two patterns have similar behavior doesn't make them semantically the same.
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Online on a weekend? You can grab access to my web components course for $25 today and tomorrow. Big ol’ discount. Use the code OCT25-26.
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
Web Components Demystified online course | Scott Jehl, Web Designer/Developer
A comprehensive, premium course about building dynamic, fast, resilient apps with standard web components.
scottjehl.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Online on a weekend? You can grab access to my web components course for $25 today and tomorrow. Big ol’ discount. Use the code OCT25-26.
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
(And as usual, if you need further accommodation, just use the email form and we’ll work it out.)
scottjehl.com/learn/webcom...
You don’t get to talk with people you deeply admire every day. It feels fantastic 😊
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You don’t get to talk with people you deeply admire every day. It feels fantastic 😊
“In today’s episode, I’ll spend an unreasonable amount of time on details that not everyone will notice or appreciate, but that make me happy: twinkling and shooting stars.”
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“In today’s episode, I’ll spend an unreasonable amount of time on details that not everyone will notice or appreciate, but that make me happy: twinkling and shooting stars.”
My little one’s “energy hugs” are the best thing to ask for after a tough night.
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
My little one’s “energy hugs” are the best thing to ask for after a tough night.
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I really fucking miss design systems
June 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I really fucking miss design systems
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Defaults matter. Remember that people tend to internalize bad UI as their own personal failing, and that people also may not identify as disabled. Combined this means they'll feel bad using inaccessible experiences and not think to check how to fix the problem. www.theverge.com/news/802963/...
Apple adds a new toggle to make Liquid Glass less glassy
Make things more opaque with a new Tinted option.
www.theverge.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Defaults matter. Remember that people tend to internalize bad UI as their own personal failing, and that people also may not identify as disabled. Combined this means they'll feel bad using inaccessible experiences and not think to check how to fix the problem. www.theverge.com/news/802963/...
The latest Systems of Harm episode was a goldmine of insightful discussion on quality, inclusion, and politics in design systems.
Hearing @loudowne.bsky.social talking about “idealistic pragmatism”—a term I’ve used for a few years to describe my approach to systems work—put a smile on my face.
Hearing @loudowne.bsky.social talking about “idealistic pragmatism”—a term I’ve used for a few years to describe my approach to systems work—put a smile on my face.
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The latest Systems of Harm episode was a goldmine of insightful discussion on quality, inclusion, and politics in design systems.
Hearing @loudowne.bsky.social talking about “idealistic pragmatism”—a term I’ve used for a few years to describe my approach to systems work—put a smile on my face.
Hearing @loudowne.bsky.social talking about “idealistic pragmatism”—a term I’ve used for a few years to describe my approach to systems work—put a smile on my face.
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What do my mother, AI, and Step Brothers have in common? They all make an appearance in this piece. My first article about the ideas in design that keep me up at night and on fire.
medium.com/@auareyou/ta...
medium.com/@auareyou/ta...
Taking Longer to Think: Notes on My Software Design Glow-Up
This isn’t the first time in my career I’ve gone existential to figure out my next move. I joined the workforce in the 2012 recession.
medium.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What do my mother, AI, and Step Brothers have in common? They all make an appearance in this piece. My first article about the ideas in design that keep me up at night and on fire.
medium.com/@auareyou/ta...
medium.com/@auareyou/ta...