Drew Minns

Ever feel like digital design rules change the second you finally master them? 🌀 It’s not just you—it’s the reality of working in digital. And nowhere is that more true than accessibility. 👀

Let your design tokens do the heavy lifting—clear naming, consistent theming, system-wide performance. You’ll meet regulations, future-proof your work, and create truly adaptive experiences.

Ever feel like digital design rules change the second you finally master them? 🌀 It’s not just you—it’s the reality of working in digital. And nowhere is that more true than accessibility. 👀

Think of your design tokens as more than just ways to manage colours and spacing—they’re the backbone of accessibility. Want to update contrast across a multi-brand system? Set up colour contrast checks in your pipeline and you’re good to go. Automate accessibility, don’t just tick boxes!

Ever feel like digital design rules change the second you finally master them? 🌀 It’s not just you—it’s the reality of working in digital. And nowhere is that more true than accessibility. 👀

Here’s where most people get stuck: thinking of accessibility as a last-minute checklist or a compliance hassle. But what if you made it part of your design DNA from day one?

Ever feel like digital design rules change the second you finally master them? 🌀 It’s not just you—it’s the reality of working in digital. And nowhere is that more true than accessibility. 👀

Big news: New European regulations are about to raise the bar for digital products. As of June 2025, the European Accessibility Act makes accessibility non-negotiable for websites, apps, e-commerce, and more.

Ever notice how the fastest sites just *feel* lighter? Like stepping into a sunny, quiet room instead of a packed subway at rush hour. ☀️🚇

Curious how your team can build faster, greener systems? Or have a story about how speed changed your product? Drop your thoughts below, or just imagine a lighter digital world with me.

Ever notice how the fastest sites just *feel* lighter? Like stepping into a sunny, quiet room instead of a packed subway at rush hour. ☀️🚇

Want a practical way in? Get obsessed with your design tokens. Naming conventions & consistent use across brands help weed out redundant code and assets. Less bloat = faster loads = lower emissions. It really *is* that simple. 🏃💨🌳

Ever notice how the fastest sites just *feel* lighter? Like stepping into a sunny, quiet room instead of a packed subway at rush hour. ☀️🚇

Slower sites = more server power, more data flying around, and yep—more CO₂ emissions. Suddenly, performance isn’t just nice-to-have. It’s a sustainability play. ⚡️🌱

Ever notice how the fastest sites just *feel* lighter? Like stepping into a sunny, quiet room instead of a packed subway at rush hour. ☀️🚇

You're not scaling your product—you're scaling your patterns. Most teams think they're scaling their product. But what they're actually scaling are the patterns they use to build it.

It's not about locking people into rigid rules. It's about giving them a solid pattern to build freely—with consistency, speed, and clarity. Because sustainable systems aren't built from scratch every time. They're grown—on purpose, with purpose.

You're not scaling your product—you're scaling your patterns. Most teams think they're scaling their product. But what they're actually scaling are the patterns they use to build it.

So the question isn't: "Can our product scale?" It's: "Are our patterns built to handle the scale we're aiming for?" Because if they're not—you'll start to feel it. In bloated codebases. In slow load times. In inconsistent user experiences.

You're not scaling your product—you're scaling your patterns. Most teams think they're scaling their product. But what they're actually scaling are the patterns they use to build it.

Let’s reframe what digital sustainability really means. It’s not just cleaner code or greener hosting. It’s about inclusivity. Because when your site is lighter, faster, and thoughtfully built, more people get to show up. #digitalsustainability #inclusivedesign

A more inclusive site is a more effective site. It shows up faster. It works harder. It reaches farther. And it reflects your values in action, not just words.

Let’s reframe what digital sustainability really means. It’s not just cleaner code or greener hosting. It’s about inclusivity. Because when your site is lighter, faster, and thoughtfully built, more people get to show up. #digitalsustainability #inclusivedesign

Here’s what we know: - 92% of users will leave a site if it loads slowly - Over 60% of the world accesses the web through mobile - 1 in 5 people live with a disability - global digital access gaps are widening

Let’s reframe what digital sustainability really means. It’s not just cleaner code or greener hosting. It’s about inclusivity. Because when your site is lighter, faster, and thoughtfully built, more people get to show up. #digitalsustainability #inclusivedesign

Inclusivity means welcoming everyone: - People on slow networks - People on older phones - People using assistive tech - People in rural areas - People with different abilities, bandwidths, or browsers Designing for them doesn’t limit creativity. It amplifies your brand’s reach.

One of the easiest things you can do to speed up your site is subset your custom fonts. This means getting rid of any characters you may or may not need to dramatically shrink the size of the file. Luckily, I made a very cool tool to make this easy to do with www.npmjs.com/package/glyp....

So often, we're embedding font files into our products that include math symbols, accents and other characters when all we need is uppercase, lowercase, punctuation and some numbers. This just means extra, unneeded stuff we're sending to users - which requires energy.

Ever thought about how your website or app impacts the environment? Digital products consume energy—from servers to the devices accessing them. Digital sustainability creates tech that minimizes environmental impact while maximizing business value. #DigitalSustainability #GreenTech #SmartDesign

At Really Good Work, this means: - Efficient code that reduces energy consumption - Smart UX design for quicker task completion - Optimized media reducing data transfer - Clean hosting powered by renewable energy - Durable digital products that don't need constant rebuilds

I’m open sourcing coralUI because automating UI design and development handoff is not as important as saving the earth. I’m going all in on digital sustainability. More to come soon on that. In the meantime, here’s the core library, the Figma plugin and the playground. github.com/Coral-UI/core