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Design Specifications

Design Systems & Tokens · handoff

Updated 2026-07-28

Specifications should explain decisions.
Include:

Layout:

Dimensions.
Spacing.
Alignment.

Behavior:

What changes after interaction.

States:

Loading.
Error.
Empty.
Success.

Rules:

When patterns should be used.

A specification removes guessing.

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