Danny Banks
@dbanks.design
Principal Design Technologist. Design Systems. Design tokens. AWS Amplify. Style dictionary. Cats. (He/him)
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HEY HEY, the Design Tokens Specification is stable! This is absolutely phenomenal news for the design system community and the technology industry in general. www.w3.org/community/de...
Design Tokens specification reaches first stable version | Design Tokens Community Group
www.w3.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
HEY HEY, the Design Tokens Specification is stable! This is absolutely phenomenal news for the design system community and the technology industry in general. www.w3.org/community/de...
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The two most effective ways your company can support open source:
1. Let your developers have time for open source work.
2. Give each of your developers an annual budget to allocate to whatever OSS projects they think are important.
1. Let your developers have time for open source work.
2. Give each of your developers an annual budget to allocate to whatever OSS projects they think are important.
October 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The two most effective ways your company can support open source:
1. Let your developers have time for open source work.
2. Give each of your developers an annual budget to allocate to whatever OSS projects they think are important.
1. Let your developers have time for open source work.
2. Give each of your developers an annual budget to allocate to whatever OSS projects they think are important.
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Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers
September 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers
I am not like a sudoku person (I do them sometimes), but I heard about this video on @theverge.com and I had to watch it. It is brilliant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9...
The Miracle Sudoku
YouTube video by Cracking The Cryptic
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I am not like a sudoku person (I do them sometimes), but I heard about this video on @theverge.com and I had to watch it. It is brilliant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKf9...
I got kneed in my penis by my 3yo and then slapped there by my 5yo as he ran through the house. In case anyone was wondering what having kids is like
August 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I got kneed in my penis by my 3yo and then slapped there by my 5yo as he ran through the house. In case anyone was wondering what having kids is like
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📙 📗 📘 📕 The History of Themeable User Interfaces: bradfrost.com/blog/post/th...
It was an incredible experience to write this piece. It blurs together the history of computers, video games, the web, design systems, and my own existence on this planet.
It was an incredible experience to write this piece. It blurs together the history of computers, video games, the web, design systems, and my own existence on this planet.
The History of Themeable User Interfaces
A full-ish history of user interfaces that can be themed to meet the opportunities and constraints of the time
bradfrost.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
📙 📗 📘 📕 The History of Themeable User Interfaces: bradfrost.com/blog/post/th...
It was an incredible experience to write this piece. It blurs together the history of computers, video games, the web, design systems, and my own existence on this planet.
It was an incredible experience to write this piece. It blurs together the history of computers, video games, the web, design systems, and my own existence on this planet.
What a fucking week huh?
August 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What a fucking week huh?
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📣 Save the Date!
10th Annual Clarity: A Design Systems Retreat
December 2nd–4th, 2025
Palm Springs, California
www.clarityconf.com
Early bird tickets will be available this Friday, August 22nd.
10th Annual Clarity: A Design Systems Retreat
December 2nd–4th, 2025
Palm Springs, California
www.clarityconf.com
Early bird tickets will be available this Friday, August 22nd.
August 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
📣 Save the Date!
10th Annual Clarity: A Design Systems Retreat
December 2nd–4th, 2025
Palm Springs, California
www.clarityconf.com
Early bird tickets will be available this Friday, August 22nd.
10th Annual Clarity: A Design Systems Retreat
December 2nd–4th, 2025
Palm Springs, California
www.clarityconf.com
Early bird tickets will be available this Friday, August 22nd.
Giving designtokenscourse.com a re-watch and other than being an awesome course, which I can't recommend highly enough, I forgot how soothing @bradfrost.com's voice is
Subatomic: The Complete Guide To Design Tokens
An in-depth course on design tokens: concepts, Figma Variables, code, processes, best practices, and more.
designtokenscourse.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Giving designtokenscourse.com a re-watch and other than being an awesome course, which I can't recommend highly enough, I forgot how soothing @bradfrost.com's voice is
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The SPEAKER implies.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
August 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The SPEAKER implies.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
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Have we pointed out yet that open source is inherently political? And not even in the way that everything is political. In the way that it is a direct political action to reject artificial scarcity and undermine technocratic power.
Speaking of jerkishness... this is from less than 12 hours ago.
August 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Have we pointed out yet that open source is inherently political? And not even in the way that everything is political. In the way that it is a direct political action to reject artificial scarcity and undermine technocratic power.
Slightly diminish a band:
Mild chili peppers
Mild chili peppers
slightly diminish a band:
Mild Anxiety! At The Disco
Mild Anxiety! At The Disco
slightly diminish a band:
REO Stationwagon
REO Stationwagon
August 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Slightly diminish a band:
Mild chili peppers
Mild chili peppers
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I just published a new blog post about two of my absolute favourite CSS tricks. ✨
www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/pa...
www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/pa...
Partial Keyframes • Josh W. Comeau
CSS Keyframe animations are so much more powerful than most developers realize. In this tutorial, I’ll show you something that completely blew my mind, a technique that makes our keyframe animations s...
www.joshwcomeau.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I just published a new blog post about two of my absolute favourite CSS tricks. ✨
www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/pa...
www.joshwcomeau.com/animation/pa...
The infinite consumes us all.
New meyerweb post! I crawled down a #CSS hole to find where it ended. The results were as mind-bending as I could’ve hoped, even though I was sort of hoping they wouldn’t be. Come see what happens to browser engines when you literally push them to infinite lengths! meyerweb.com/eric/thought...
Infinite Pixels
In which I push browser engines to their finite limits using infinite values.
meyerweb.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The infinite consumes us all.
Our 5yo is starting kindergarten tomorrow and the first 7 days they have to bring snacks in disposable bags and he loves Pokemon, so I decorated them
August 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Our 5yo is starting kindergarten tomorrow and the first 7 days they have to bring snacks in disposable bags and he loves Pokemon, so I decorated them
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[first date]
Him: So what do you do?
Her: I’m an oncologist.
Him: So you’re always on call?
Him: So what do you do?
Her: I’m an oncologist.
Him: So you’re always on call?
August 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
[first date]
Him: So what do you do?
Her: I’m an oncologist.
Him: So you’re always on call?
Him: So what do you do?
Her: I’m an oncologist.
Him: So you’re always on call?
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A helpful graph made by @stevekrouse.com on the inverse relationship between vibes and understanding in AI assisted code.
Put a few thoughts down here: maggieappleton.com/2025-08-vibe...
Original article: blog.val.town/vibe-code
Put a few thoughts down here: maggieappleton.com/2025-08-vibe...
Original article: blog.val.town/vibe-code
August 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A helpful graph made by @stevekrouse.com on the inverse relationship between vibes and understanding in AI assisted code.
Put a few thoughts down here: maggieappleton.com/2025-08-vibe...
Original article: blog.val.town/vibe-code
Put a few thoughts down here: maggieappleton.com/2025-08-vibe...
Original article: blog.val.town/vibe-code
The GOAT
August 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The GOAT
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As vibe-coded apps and self-creating websites become the norm, luxe companies will pay large dollars for bespoke, hand-crafted HTML and CSS.
July 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As vibe-coded apps and self-creating websites become the norm, luxe companies will pay large dollars for bespoke, hand-crafted HTML and CSS.
I don't know how to describe it, but every member of Weezer looks like they are actually in very different bands.
July 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I don't know how to describe it, but every member of Weezer looks like they are actually in very different bands.
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👀 Looking for Design Systems consultancy or front-end development for your project?
📅 I have availability and would love to assist!
👇 Here's some of my recent work
💡 If you’ve got something coming up, let’s chat!
🌐 Visit www.alwaystwisted.com or email me at [email protected]
🙏🖤
📅 I have availability and would love to assist!
👇 Here's some of my recent work
💡 If you’ve got something coming up, let’s chat!
🌐 Visit www.alwaystwisted.com or email me at [email protected]
🙏🖤
June 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
👀 Looking for Design Systems consultancy or front-end development for your project?
📅 I have availability and would love to assist!
👇 Here's some of my recent work
💡 If you’ve got something coming up, let’s chat!
🌐 Visit www.alwaystwisted.com or email me at [email protected]
🙏🖤
📅 I have availability and would love to assist!
👇 Here's some of my recent work
💡 If you’ve got something coming up, let’s chat!
🌐 Visit www.alwaystwisted.com or email me at [email protected]
🙏🖤
Partner and I went to a fancy omakase. I felt like we won the best customer of that sitting, which is a very normal thing to want.
July 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Partner and I went to a fancy omakase. I felt like we won the best customer of that sitting, which is a very normal thing to want.
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I love CSS folks. They are soldiers of joy and delight. The world is burning and AI debates have people at each others throats and CSS peeps keep being like “check out this dancing turtle I made out of divs 🥰”
July 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I love CSS folks. They are soldiers of joy and delight. The world is burning and AI debates have people at each others throats and CSS peeps keep being like “check out this dancing turtle I made out of divs 🥰”
Partner and I are going on a work trip for the rest of the week (grandma is watching them). This morning:
3yo: I want you to leave already. When are you leaving?
5yo: I don't want you to leave 😭
3yo: I want you to leave already. When are you leaving?
5yo: I don't want you to leave 😭
July 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Partner and I are going on a work trip for the rest of the week (grandma is watching them). This morning:
3yo: I want you to leave already. When are you leaving?
5yo: I don't want you to leave 😭
3yo: I want you to leave already. When are you leaving?
5yo: I don't want you to leave 😭
Oh no I think we are entering a new stage of parenthood. 5yo made signs that warn us not to enter their room
July 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Oh no I think we are entering a new stage of parenthood. 5yo made signs that warn us not to enter their room