Articles
Decree: if it’s not in the contract, it doesn't ship
Decree is a model-free verify step in product CI that fails the app build when shipped UI is outside the design-system contract — invented variants, hardcoded hex, automated deprecation notices.
A 2,000% cost increase, and the creation of Edward Jones' Proprietary Typeface
How I led the initiative to replace Whitney with a proprietary typeface (EJ Sans), eliminating $3M annual licensing risk and delivering enterprise-wide rollout under deadline.
Designing a Contribution Model within organizational constraints
How we built a contribution model for AXIOM that protected standards while allowing evolution, so the design system could scale with product-team innovation.