design-system-starter

Design tokens are structured primitive and semantic values for color, typography, spacing, radii, and shadows. They establish a scalable design system foundation that ensures UI consistency and enables theming, such as dark mode, across multiple app surfaces and component libraries.

To create a WCAG 2.1 AA accessible design system, structure primitive and semantic design tokens, define atomic component hierarchies, and enforce accessibility patterns for contrast, keyboard navigation, ARIA, and screen-reader support within your documentation scaffolding.

Yes, this approach suits ongoing scaling across multiple app surfaces and component libraries. It applies atomic design structure from atoms to organisms with reusable prop and API conventions, making it effective for both new products and expanding existing libraries.

The best way to structure UI components is using atomic design architecture, organizing elements from atoms to molecules to organisms. This hierarchy establishes reusable prop and API conventions that maintain UI consistency across new products and scaling applications.

Document UI components using structured templates that capture component purpose, variants, props, accessibility notes, and usage examples. This documentation scaffolding ensures teams understand WCAG 2.1 AA patterns and maintain consistent implementation across the design system.

Yes, you need both primitive and semantic token layers for dark mode theming. Primitive tokens define raw values while semantic tokens map those values to context-specific meanings, enabling the design system to switch themes without breaking UI consistency.