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RETHINKING ATOMIC DESIGN

medium.com8 min read

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Atomic design is great for frontend code but can make organizing design files harder since it doesn't naturally fit with design tools. It simplifies the structure by replacing atoms, molecules, and organisms with “components” and grouping them into “patterns” and “screens.” Design tokens should be kept separate and categorized as functional (for components) or presentational (for design).