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BEST PRACTICES FOR NAMING DESIGN TOKENS, COMPONENTS, AND VARIABLES

smashingmagazine.com6 min read

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Naming in design and development should be logical, short, meaningful, and not tied to visual properties. Resources like the Design Tokens Naming Playbook and tools like Intuit's flexible design token taxonomy, Adobe's Spectrum Design System for color naming, Component Gallery, and the Design Token Names Inventory help improve and standardize naming practices across different products.