Open methodology · 12 tactics · 4 layers

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In order to achieve consistent design quality and long-term scalability, you want to enable developers, designers and ai-agents to communicate seamlessly. Find out how a set of modular tactics will help you cultivate a modern frontend development environment.

$ curl docs.leandesignsystem.org/llms.txt ← agents start here

Twelve modular tactics

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03 Behaviors

B·1

Think Systems!

Always build and design with systems in mind.

B·2

Tidy up!

Optimize and simplify; prune redundancies and imperfections.

B·3

Canvas!

Balance talking and listening; cross-pollinate ideas.

04 Artifacts

A·1

Design Tokens

The starting point for codification and collective ownership.

A·2

UI Kit

Component designs in one place for exploration and prototyping.

A·3

A Living Handbook

Articulate and document a shared design system mission.

→ Each tactic supports, and is supported by, others; think of a pattern language.

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