Design Token Checklist

Field notes from Shriram IT Ventures delivery work on Design Token Checklist: the constraints that matter, the shortcuts that haunt you, and a checklist we still use.

Who this is for

Instrument the happy path and the ugly path. Silent failures are what turn a launch into a weekend incident.

Decisions that still look smart in 18 months

Use boring technology where the risk is operational. Save novelty for the one wedge that makes the product worth buying.

Build checklist we actually use

Use boring technology where the risk is operational. Save novelty for the one wedge that makes the product worth buying.

Failure modes we keep seeing

Instrument the happy path and the ugly path. Silent failures are what turn a launch into a weekend incident.

How we measure rollout

Use boring technology where the risk is operational. Save novelty for the one wedge that makes the product worth buying.

We update this when delivery patterns change on live client work.