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Donnie D'Amato

@donnie.damato.design
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Design Systems Architect in New York. Author of Mise en Mode. International speaker. Lives in ds.house.

blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designAug 7, 2026
Wireframe, Encore
How a podcast has transformed into a beautiful variety live talk show.
communityevents
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designJul 21, 2026
Not tokens
A few values that should be captured in another way
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blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designJul 13, 2026
Theming atproto
Taking Mise en Mode into the new web standard
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blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designJun 9, 2026
Lawful Design
The least fun but most required part of our work.
designorganization
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designJun 1, 2026
Conway's Law
Reflecting our culture through a transparent lens.
organization
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designMay 20, 2026
Eigengrau
Close your eyes, what do you see?
csscolor
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designMay 5, 2026
Tiny toggle
Switching between light and dark as lazily as possible.
csscolor
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designApr 10, 2026
The Daily Vibe
No, you didn't vibe design/code a system in a few hours
namingcommunity
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designMar 30, 2026
Pretext review
Another distraction from improving user experience
typographycss
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designMar 25, 2026
Book Authoring Backstage
Some behind the scenes notes about book writing.
community
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designMar 16, 2026
Thinking Full Stack
Delegate design decisions to the people who own them
namingcomponents
blog.damato.design
blog.damato.designMar 13, 2026
Avoiding z-index
My thing is more important than your thing
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