Cristiano Rastelli

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Design System Lead at HashiCorp. In love with Atomic Design, Design Systems & CSS architecture. Attendee/speaker/organiser of tech conferences and meetups.
Websitehttp://www.didoo.net/about/
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Cristiano RastelliDec 14, 2024

Any #CSS experts out there that can help me solve this puzzling question about CSS custom props, aliasing, inheritance and `:root`?

Look at this codepen: https://codepen.io/didoo/pen/OPLbROG

Why the color cascades down correctly, via the "aliased" CSS variable, when the "theming" class is applied to the `<html>` element (which is `:root` in CSS) and not when it's applied to the `<body>` element? (In the same way as the non-aliased variable works)

I don't understand: what am I missing? 🤔

Strange CSS props inheritance

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Show threadCristiano RastelliOct 3, 2024
The talk that took me on an unexpected journey (and blew my mind a bit, tbh) was “Less Design, More Systems” by @scott_riley.
I’ll leave a couple of pictures I’ve taken, to give you a a little taste, but if/when the recording will be online I suggest to watch the entire talk (I’ll do).
Show threadCristiano RastelliOct 3, 2024
The talk that resonated the most with me was “What to do when everyone hates you (and your design system)” (sic. 😀) by Diane Larsen, DS Manager at Tesco. The way in which she conceptualized the different layers of “where things happen” and where the design system integrates (and how) is simply perfect!
Show threadCristiano RastelliOct 3, 2024
Here’s a link to the collaborative notes, if you’re interested: http://bit.ly/converge2024-collabNotes
Figma

Created with FigJam

Figma
Show threadCristiano RastelliOct 3, 2024
A couple of photos of Brighton, beautiful as always
Cristiano RastelliOct 3, 2024

Great first day at #ConvergeUK! Fantastic talks*, great vibe, a LOT of food for thought (also for a seasoned** design system practitioner like me), and above all was nice to catch up with long time friends, as well as meeting new like-minded ones. I can’t wait to be back tomorrow for the second part!

* kudos to who worked on the lineup 👏 and to @zeroheight for organizing the event
** read: old 💨

Cristiano RastelliSep 26, 2024
HaileySep 26, 2024
every internet company rebrand is like "we're so excited to launch our new brand identity designed in collaboration with [prestigious sounding design firm] which aims to capture the playfulness at the heart of what we do" and then you look at it and its just their name but they picked a different font
Cristiano RastelliSep 19, 2024
James NashSep 18, 2024

Excellent #DesignSystems post by @nathanacurtis "The Fallacy of Federated Design Systems" https://medium.com/@nathanacurtis/the-fallacy-of-federated-design-systems-23b9a9a05542

Very much echoes my experience too. A fully federated design system sounds like a nice idea, but I've never encountered one. Or, for that matter, encountered an org where I felt that would be achievable and sustainable.

100% agree on the centralised *and* federated model as something to consider striving for. I've seen that work.

The Fallacy of Federated Design Systems - Nathan Curtis - Medium

Six months back, the design system team disbanded. In its place, a “federated model” of design and engineering staff (none relieved of other responsibilities) was designated to drive design system…

Medium
Cristiano RastelliSep 13, 2024
Show threadDr. Elizabeth Sawin✨Sep 11, 2024
...I'm holding out for a debate within my lifetime where the candidates compete to exhibit the best, most ethical, most strategic #SystemsThinking & the pundits are grounded in the realities of complexity and interdependence on a tiny planet floating in a the blackness of space
Cristiano RastelliJul 10, 2024
Stu RobsonJun 26, 2024

Just a little reminder that I have almost immediate availability for any Design Systems consultancy or front-of-the-front development work you or clients might need. Let’s have a chat about how I can help your projects thrive.

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