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Always Twisted

Helping you get the most out of the Design Systems!

Hello! I'm Stu, a Design Systems consultant and front-end developer with over a decade of experience.

I help teams build design systems that work in real product code. I help them ship consistently, improve front-end architecture, and refactor legacy CSS safely.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or scaling what you already have, I focus on the practical bits: design tokens, component architecture, and CSS patterns.

A photo taken at a conference of me speaking about Design Tokens.

I’ve worked with teams at Monotype, UCL, EMBL, and Springer Nature on design systems, component libraries, and front-end architecture. I also support teams with 'front-end archaeology', modern CSS implementation, and hands-on workshops.

Let's talk about how I can help.

How I Can Help You

Design systems, front-end architecture, component libraries, and front-end development, here's some of what I offer.

Design Systems

Design systems let teams ship features consistently and stay aligned.

Front-End Architecture

Solid CSS architecture is the foundation for systems that scale.

Front-End Services

Building front-ends and refactoring legacy code safely.

Workshops & Speaking

Hands-on workshops and talks on design systems, design tokens, and front-end architecture.

Read more about the services I provide and how I can help you.

Real projects, real problems.

Here's how I've helped teams think through design systems, tokens, and front-end architecture.

UCL

With UCL, I helped improve their digital experience by extending and applying their design system.

  • Built a site-wide search experience from wireframes.
  • Created components and patterns using existing design tokens.
  • Extended the design system with new reusable patterns.
the website homepage for University College of London

Monotype

At Monotype, I worked across design systems and front-end tooling to support marketing and product teams.

  • Led the build of Monotype's Marketing Design System.
  • Developed tooling for component scaffolding and type specimen pages.
  • Provided front-end development support for the Shopify storefront.
  • Extended the design system for their subscription service.
The website homepage of Monotype

EMBL

For EMBL, I helped define their design system language and front-end architecture from the ground up.

  • Partnered with the Digital Design team to define system language.
  • Built the front-end architecture for the design system.
  • Aligned naming conventions, component structure, and system consistency.
  • Created documentation to support handover and future development.
The website homepage of European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Springer Nature

At Springer Nature, I supported platform updates and contributed to the new design system rollout.

  • Delivered front-end support during server migrations and platform updates.
  • Joined the design system team to focus on front-end development.
  • Built and supported the new design system documentation site.
  • Introduced design tokens to standardise implementation across teams.
  • Updated typography CSS using design tokens across key products.
  • Built tooling to keep design token usage consistent across components.
The Elements Design System homepage of Springer Nature