Mike's Notes
Below is an initial mockup of the proposed free monthly email newsletter from Ajabbi Research. The newsletter will focus on a different subject in-depth each month. Examples could include User Interfaces, Ontologies, and API.
Existing content from On a Sandy Beach and Ajabbi.com will be referred to.
This draft mockup is an experiment. A presentation will be given to the Open R&D Group on Sunday. All suggestions are welcome. Please forgive the formatting. It will get better.
Subscriptions
Anyone is welcome to subscribe; it's 100% free, and it can be discussed, shared, and reused.
Schedule
Publishing on SubStack will begin in January 2026 and will be issued on the first Friday of each month. Each issue will also be published on the Ajabbi Research website.
Planned Issues
- January 2026: Design System
- February 2026: i18n
- March 2026: Open Handbook
- April 2026: Complex Adaptive Systems
- May 2026: Origins of Pipi
- June 2026:
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Last Updated
06/10/2025
Ajabbi Research Monthly Newsletter
Mike is the inventor and architect of Pipi and the founder of Ajabbi.
Ajabbi Research
January 2026
Design System Issue
"A design system is a set of standards to manage design at scale by reducing redundancy while creating a shared language and visual consistency across different pages and channels." - Therese Fessenden, NNGroup
Summary
One paragraph goes here. etc
The Problem
Some words to explain what the problem is, and what a design system does. The lack of a naming standard for components. Why the need for Design Tokens? etc
Design Systems
Give detailed examples of other successful design systems. etc
Design Tokens
Nathan Curtis. etc
Pipi Design System Engine
Explain how the Design System engine was built over time. Its unique features. Its integration with the CMS. UI component primitives. The engine can automatically lay out the components. No code interface. etc
User Customisation
Ability of users to customise the UI component primitives. etc
Conclusion
Two paragraphs of words go here. etc
References
- Reference 1
- Reference 2
Further Reading
- Book 1
- Book 2
See Also
- Design System
- Etc
External Links
- UI Guideline is now open source by Sergio Ruiz
- Using Grids in Interface Designs by Kelly Gordon (NNGroup)
- Design Systems 101 by Therese Fessende (NNGroup)
- Neobrutalism: Definition and Best Practices by Hayat Sheikh (NNGroup)
- Smashing Meets Future of Design Systems by Brad Frost (bradfrost.com)
- Figma on Design Systems by Mike Peters (On a Sandy Beach)
- More on Design Tokens by Mike Peters (On a Sandy Beach)
- How To Design Complex Data Tables (+ Figma Kits) by Vitaly Friedman (Smashing Magazine)
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