(n) a skilled worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones and gems
I am building tools that help teams create accessible, sustainable user interfaces.
I'm Brett Dorrans, a principal frontend engineer and design-systems specialist with more than 15 years' experience across fintech, regulated SaaS and high-growth startups. I've led design-system architecture for enterprise platforms and contribute to the broader design-token standards community.
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| DTIF | A vendor-neutral JSON specification for exchanging design tokens across design and code systems. |
| DTIFx Toolkit | The all-in-one production toolkit for DTIF - automating diffing, builds and audits with telemetry and governance. |
| Design Lint | A DTIF-powered, design-system-aware linter for JavaScript, TypeScript and CSS, keeping interfaces consistent. |
| Website | Source code for lapidist.net, My personal site. |