studio normal
white paper 06
zürich · july 2026
Systems before screens: an argument for interface grammars
Design systems fail when they catalogue parts instead of rules. This paper proposes a grammar: a small set of composition laws from which every screen can be derived — and audited.
authors
A. Keller
M. Fontaine
A. Keller
M. Fontaine
contents
4 laws
12 case studies
4 laws
12 case studies
01 — cover
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