Category: Automation
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how i built this site with the system i teach — one file, every decision derived
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This site isn’t a demo of a design system. It runs on one — a single token file drives every color, spacing value, and type decision on the page you’re reading. Most design systems content has a credibility problem. The system gets taught from mockups. The examples live in a sandbox. The person explaining tokens…
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stripe + pmpro: how we built a membership checkout without a saas platform
Most designers reach for Gumroad or Lemon Squeezy — we went a layer deeper and own the whole checkout. The Design Stack membership runs on Paid Memberships Pro (PMPro) connected directly to Stripe, hosted on WordPress. No platform fees beyond Stripe’s standard 2.9% + 30¢. No third-party dashboard to log into. No lock-in. The tradeoff…
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vercel vs. godaddy: how we decide where to deploy each project
Not every project needs the same infrastructure — and using the wrong one costs you either speed or money. The M4D stack runs two different hosting setups for two different reasons. The projects site (static HTML, design system docs, blog) lives on GoDaddy — it’s a flat file site that deploys via FTP, loads fast,…
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i built a design system business in 6 weeks using only claude code
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in AI, Automation, Color, Components, Educational, Illustrations, Images, Sites, Styleguides, Tokens, Typography, UI/UX, Web DesignSix weeks from first commit to a deployed product site, a content pipeline, a Gumroad membership, and a MailerLite funnel — one designer, one tool, no team. On April 25, 2026 I ran git init in a Google Drive folder. On June 5 I had a functioning design system business: a static site deployed to…
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MAKE
AI Workflow Automation Software & Tools Make allows you to visually build, scale and automate AI and agentic workflows. User friendly no-code integration tool. Automate your work. https://www.make.com/en