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figma

4 posts

Why your design system probably does not work

4y ago

After 2 years maintaining a solo design system at VALK, I found the real problems are organizational - not technical. Here's what I got wrong.

8 min

Data tables are the hardest UI problem nobody talks about

4y ago

Lessons from designing financial data tables for institutional investors - density, sorting, accessibility, and why every table becomes a spreadsheet.

10 min

Scaling a design system to 70+ banks

5y ago

What breaks when your fintech design system grows from 7 clients to 70+ institutions fast - tokens, variants, documentation, and saying no.

9 min

Building a design system from zero at a fintech startup

5y ago

Six months into my first startup role, I rebuilt VALK's product from an engineer-built MVP. Here's what went wrong and what actually worked.

8 min