PJ Onori
@pjonori.com
I work on and write about design systems. Purveyor of fine typos.
There's a time and a place to drop F bombs. This is both the time and place to drop F bombs.
🚨U.S. veteran GOES ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR ON ICE:
"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 2:05 AM
There's a time and a place to drop F bombs. This is both the time and place to drop F bombs.
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🚨U.S. veteran GOES ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR ON ICE:
"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 1:22 AM
🚨U.S. veteran GOES ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR ON ICE:
"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
I keep getting this idea to create AI slop mirror articles on a corner of my blog to get AI crawlers to index with hilariously bad information.
January 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I keep getting this idea to create AI slop mirror articles on a corner of my blog to get AI crawlers to index with hilariously bad information.
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Why are we hiring so many designers?
I analysed 256 design system roles. The ratio of designers to engineers was telling. In my last team, we deliberately ran the inverse. If the biggest value comes from code, are we building design systems or just designing them?
I analysed 256 design system roles. The ratio of designers to engineers was telling. In my last team, we deliberately ran the inverse. If the biggest value comes from code, are we building design systems or just designing them?
Is There Too Much Design in Design Systems?
Why are we hiring so many designers? Most design system roles are design-focused, but the biggest value comes from code. Are we building design systems, or just designing them?
www.shaunbent.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Why are we hiring so many designers?
I analysed 256 design system roles. The ratio of designers to engineers was telling. In my last team, we deliberately ran the inverse. If the biggest value comes from code, are we building design systems or just designing them?
I analysed 256 design system roles. The ratio of designers to engineers was telling. In my last team, we deliberately ran the inverse. If the biggest value comes from code, are we building design systems or just designing them?
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Made a lil' library:
codepen.github.io/slideVars/
Automatically detects CSS custom properties on the :root/html and gives you controls for adjusting them. (But it's also as configurable as you want it to be.)
codepen.github.io/slideVars/
Automatically detects CSS custom properties on the :root/html and gives you controls for adjusting them. (But it's also as configurable as you want it to be.)
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Made a lil' library:
codepen.github.io/slideVars/
Automatically detects CSS custom properties on the :root/html and gives you controls for adjusting them. (But it's also as configurable as you want it to be.)
codepen.github.io/slideVars/
Automatically detects CSS custom properties on the :root/html and gives you controls for adjusting them. (But it's also as configurable as you want it to be.)
Hey all you design system peeps–question for y'all.
What would you say is the most important open source design system project right now? Also, which ones need the most help/support?
What would you say is the most important open source design system project right now? Also, which ones need the most help/support?
January 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Hey all you design system peeps–question for y'all.
What would you say is the most important open source design system project right now? Also, which ones need the most help/support?
What would you say is the most important open source design system project right now? Also, which ones need the most help/support?
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Week of January 11, 2026 https://designsystems.news/#week-2026-1-11
January 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Week of January 11, 2026 https://designsystems.news/#week-2026-1-11
There's going to need to be an exhaustive litigation of the many, many laws that are being broken. Big boy/girl sentences need to be doled out.
And it'd probably be worth revisiting how pardons work while we're at it.
And it'd probably be worth revisiting how pardons work while we're at it.
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
There's going to need to be an exhaustive litigation of the many, many laws that are being broken. Big boy/girl sentences need to be doled out.
And it'd probably be worth revisiting how pardons work while we're at it.
And it'd probably be worth revisiting how pardons work while we're at it.
The 2026 news cycle is somehow more stupid than 2025.
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The 2026 news cycle is somehow more stupid than 2025.
Man, if you thought naming in design systems already was important, it's only going to get more so from now on. Seeing how much LLMs assume/project meaning to something based on its name is *bonkers*.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Man, if you thought naming in design systems already was important, it's only going to get more so from now on. Seeing how much LLMs assume/project meaning to something based on its name is *bonkers*.
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After reading this, I am compelled to share it.
It has me thinking quite seriously about the photos I am willing to share, which I’ve already been very intentional about.
No one should have to go through this, no one should be allowed to use any technology to do this.
It has me thinking quite seriously about the photos I am willing to share, which I’ve already been very intentional about.
No one should have to go through this, no one should be allowed to use any technology to do this.
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
After reading this, I am compelled to share it.
It has me thinking quite seriously about the photos I am willing to share, which I’ve already been very intentional about.
No one should have to go through this, no one should be allowed to use any technology to do this.
It has me thinking quite seriously about the photos I am willing to share, which I’ve already been very intentional about.
No one should have to go through this, no one should be allowed to use any technology to do this.
Design system news is back with its first post of 2026 designsystems.news#week-2026-1-4
There's also a new @designsystems.news Bluesky account if you're into that kind of thing.
There's also a new @designsystems.news Bluesky account if you're into that kind of thing.
Design systems news
Design systems news is a weekly design
systems editorial by PJ Onori.
designsystems.news
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Design system news is back with its first post of 2026 designsystems.news#week-2026-1-4
There's also a new @designsystems.news Bluesky account if you're into that kind of thing.
There's also a new @designsystems.news Bluesky account if you're into that kind of thing.
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Week of January 4, 2026 https://designsystems.news/#week-2026-1-4
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Week of January 4, 2026 https://designsystems.news/#week-2026-1-4
Hey @figma.com, explain to me why certain REST API features are only available behind the Enterprise pricing tier. Explain why we have to pay more per license for a feature that obviously will not be used by more than 1-2 people in an org.
Why can't this be an add-on feature paid independently?
Why can't this be an add-on feature paid independently?
December 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey @figma.com, explain to me why certain REST API features are only available behind the Enterprise pricing tier. Explain why we have to pay more per license for a feature that obviously will not be used by more than 1-2 people in an org.
Why can't this be an add-on feature paid independently?
Why can't this be an add-on feature paid independently?
Can you imagine a 2025/2026 Rage Against the Machine album? Jesus, it‘d be a five-hour long marathon.
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Can you imagine a 2025/2026 Rage Against the Machine album? Jesus, it‘d be a five-hour long marathon.
I’m trying to convince my girls that Vanna White is a lich who has mastered the dark arts to maintain life over centuries.
They’re skeptical.
They’re skeptical.
December 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I’m trying to convince my girls that Vanna White is a lich who has mastered the dark arts to maintain life over centuries.
They’re skeptical.
They’re skeptical.
Officially at the, “All I want for Christmas is gin“, stage.
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Officially at the, “All I want for Christmas is gin“, stage.
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I've had an execeptionally tough year.
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
2025: Year in Review | Semantic Fish Creative Group
This post gets personal about my experiences this year with grief, loss, health emergencies, and being disabled & working in accessibility in the US.
semanticfish.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I've had an execeptionally tough year.
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
Is it just me or has Dropbox desktop syncing reliability degraded? I'm having frequent issues with conflicts and general file system shenanigans. I'm close to canceling my subscription.
December 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Is it just me or has Dropbox desktop syncing reliability degraded? I'm having frequent issues with conflicts and general file system shenanigans. I'm close to canceling my subscription.
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Oh hey, come work with me!
We're seeking an earlier-career front-end dev who is able to work in-office (multiple US locations).
Check it out if you have interest and experience in: #designsystems #CSS #a11y #webcomponents
adobe.design/jobs/job-pos...
We're seeking an earlier-career front-end dev who is able to work in-office (multiple US locations).
Check it out if you have interest and experience in: #designsystems #CSS #a11y #webcomponents
adobe.design/jobs/job-pos...
Design Engineer, Spectrum Web
Join us and help build the next generation of our world-famous tools.
adobe.design
December 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Oh hey, come work with me!
We're seeking an earlier-career front-end dev who is able to work in-office (multiple US locations).
Check it out if you have interest and experience in: #designsystems #CSS #a11y #webcomponents
adobe.design/jobs/job-pos...
We're seeking an earlier-career front-end dev who is able to work in-office (multiple US locations).
Check it out if you have interest and experience in: #designsystems #CSS #a11y #webcomponents
adobe.design/jobs/job-pos...
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
Validation is like calories—it’s healthy to get less than we want.
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Validation is like calories—it’s healthy to get less than we want.