Vol. I · No. 1 Wednesday, 3 June 2026 Timisoara · --:--:--

The quiet craft of software made
with taste. A journal by Alex Grozav

I write about Design Systems, the philosophy of building them, and the small decisions that compound into a product that feels intentional.

Latest
A History of Design Systems – Part 1: Before The Screen (WIP) — 2 min read, 28 Apr
Currently
Rewriting a UI Library for the fourth time. It will be rewritten a fifth.
— Index — prior entries

Everything, in reverse.

All Design Systems
Fig. 02 — Generics, illustrated
№ 1 · Design Systems· 28 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

A History of Design Systems – Part 1: Before The Screen (WIP)

Let me take you through the fascinating journey of how 580 years of print and industry invented "the system". Long before anyone wrote a line of
Archive · 1 entries →
— Projects

Built with curiosity, shipped with care.

  • TypeScript · Styling Engine Styleframe

    The Design Systems Styling Engine – type-safe, composable, and future-proof CSS in TypeScript.

    ISC ★ 80+
  • Vue · UI Library Inkline

    A Headless Vue.js UI library built with intention. Accessible, themeable, and quietly opinionated.

    ISC ★ 1.4k+
  • Ecosystem
    UXFront

    The Design Systems ecosystem of the future. Built for developers who value quality.

    COMING SOON
— Now

What I'm into this week.

Reading
Atlas of the Heart – Brené Brown
Building
The Design Systems ecosystem of the future
Thinking about
How to integrate AI mindfully into daily work