Design Tokens & Scalable Component Architecture

Primitive Token Modeling

Design tokens bridge the semantic gap between design artifacts and production codebases. We divide tokens into three distinct tiers:

1. Global Palette (Raw Values): colors.slate.900 = #0f172a
2. Semantic Context: color.surface.default, color.text.muted
3. Component Scoped: button.primary.hover.bg

Avoiding Boolean Prop Proliferation

Instead of adding isHighlighted, isCompact, hasBorder flags to a monolithic component, prefer compound composition:

<Card variant="bordered">
  <Card.Header actions={<Badge>New</Badge>}>
    <Card.Title>Telemetry Hub</Card.Title>
  </Card.Header>
  <Card.Body>Content</Card.Body>
</Card>