Amsterdam/design-system
Nov 2024 – Feb 2026
16 Months active
Languages Used
CSSJavaScriptMarkdownReactSCSSSVGTypeScripttsx
Technical Skills
AccessibilityCSSComponent DesignComponent DevelopmentComponent Library DevelopmentComponent Refactoring
Vincent Smedinga
PROFILE
Vincent Smedinga
V. Smedinga developed and maintained the Amsterdam/design-system repository over 16 months, delivering over 100 features and numerous bug fixes to enhance UI consistency, accessibility, and developer experience. Their work included modernizing component APIs, standardizing design tokens, and refining typography and layout systems using React, TypeScript, and SCSS. Smedinga improved documentation and Storybook integration, enabling faster onboarding and safer UI changes. They addressed accessibility by enforcing semantic HTML and color contrast, while also upgrading build tooling and dependencies for security and maintainability. The depth of their contributions ensured a robust, scalable design system that supports efficient, accessible product development.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
85%Features
Repository Contributions
203Total
Bugs
17
Commits
203
Features
100
Lines of code
54,003
Activity Months16
Your Network
44 people
Work History
February 2026
4 Commits • 3 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 — Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered major documentation and test-quality improvements to strengthen design-system consistency and maintainability. Focused on: (1) test readability refactor, (2) design tokens documentation and namespace alignment to amsterdam.nl, (3) Spotlight component usage documentation enhancements. These changes improve developer productivity, reduce maintenance overhead, and support coherent token usage across components.
4 Commits • 3 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 — Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered major documentation and test-quality improvements to strengthen design-system consistency and maintainability. Focused on: (1) test readability refactor, (2) design tokens documentation and namespace alignment to amsterdam.nl, (3) Spotlight component usage documentation enhancements. These changes improve developer productivity, reduce maintenance overhead, and support coherent token usage across components.
February 2026
January 2026
13 Commits • 8 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 performance summary for Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered key features and accessibility enhancements across the design system, enabling branding customization, improved contrast, and richer page templates. Key outcomes include PageHeader branding customization (logo and configurable menu icon), design-system color accessibility improvements (updated black and green tokens across docs and Storybook), Page Footer accessibility enhancement (visually hidden heading before the menu), Form and typography UI improvements (updated Field/FieldSet spacing, relaxed hyphenation, improved error messaging layout), and Progress List integration with a new Project page template to surface project progress. Also completed Badge component icon support, documentation cleanup, and dependency updates to pnpm, TypeScript ESLint plugins, and Rollup to improve performance and compatibility. These deliverables drive brand consistency, accessibility, developer productivity, and project transparency.
January 2026
13 Commits • 8 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 performance summary for Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered key features and accessibility enhancements across the design system, enabling branding customization, improved contrast, and richer page templates. Key outcomes include PageHeader branding customization (logo and configurable menu icon), design-system color accessibility improvements (updated black and green tokens across docs and Storybook), Page Footer accessibility enhancement (visually hidden heading before the menu), Form and typography UI improvements (updated Field/FieldSet spacing, relaxed hyphenation, improved error messaging layout), and Progress List integration with a new Project page template to surface project progress. Also completed Badge component icon support, documentation cleanup, and dependency updates to pnpm, TypeScript ESLint plugins, and Rollup to improve performance and compatibility. These deliverables drive brand consistency, accessibility, developer productivity, and project transparency.
December 2025
11 Commits • 7 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system. Focused on delivering UX enhancements, typography improvements, and developer experience improvements, while strengthening app security and code quality through tooling upgrades. Highlights include header optimization for narrow viewports, refined Mega Menu spacing in Spacious Mode, improved lead paragraph rendering for accessibility, and clearer icon naming with updated docs. Security- and quality-related dependency upgrades also reduced vulnerability surface and improved type safety.
11 Commits • 7 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system. Focused on delivering UX enhancements, typography improvements, and developer experience improvements, while strengthening app security and code quality through tooling upgrades. Highlights include header optimization for narrow viewports, refined Mega Menu spacing in Spacious Mode, improved lead paragraph rendering for accessibility, and clearer icon naming with updated docs. Security- and quality-related dependency upgrades also reduced vulnerability surface and improved type safety.
December 2025
November 2025
13 Commits • 2 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered navigation and layout enhancements, expanded developer documentation and Storybook coverage, and strengthened build stability through dependency updates and security fixes. These efforts improved UX, developer onboarding, and engineering reliability, enabling faster, more secure feature delivery.
November 2025
13 Commits • 2 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered navigation and layout enhancements, expanded developer documentation and Storybook coverage, and strengthened build stability through dependency updates and security fixes. These efforts improved UX, developer onboarding, and engineering reliability, enabling faster, more secure feature delivery.
October 2025
12 Commits • 3 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered a responsive Menu enhancement with an inWideWindow prop, improved visual behavior by toggling a blue background in wide viewports, and removed deprecated Menu.Link color props. Fixed input and icon issues, enhanced documentation and tooling, and updated dependencies to support safer, scalable releases. Overall, the changes improve wide-viewport usability, form reliability, and developer experience while strengthening licensing and design references.
12 Commits • 3 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered a responsive Menu enhancement with an inWideWindow prop, improved visual behavior by toggling a blue background in wide viewports, and removed deprecated Menu.Link color props. Fixed input and icon issues, enhanced documentation and tooling, and updated dependencies to support safer, scalable releases. Overall, the changes improve wide-viewport usability, form reliability, and developer experience while strengthening licensing and design references.
October 2025
September 2025
6 Commits • 4 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 Monthly Summary for Amsterdam/design-system focusing on visual consistency, maintainability, and risk reduction. Key features delivered include a Typography and Breakpoints Overhaul, Design Tokens Consolidation for Inputs, a Mark Component Storybook Demo for search highlighting, and Release Documentation with Dependency Updates. No major bugs fixed this month; efforts centered on refactors, token standardization, and documentation to stabilize the design system.
September 2025
6 Commits • 4 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 Monthly Summary for Amsterdam/design-system focusing on visual consistency, maintainability, and risk reduction. Key features delivered include a Typography and Breakpoints Overhaul, Design Tokens Consolidation for Inputs, a Mark Component Storybook Demo for search highlighting, and Release Documentation with Dependency Updates. No major bugs fixed this month; efforts centered on refactors, token standardization, and documentation to stabilize the design system.
August 2025
10 Commits • 4 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 focused on elevating UI consistency, maintainability, and documentation quality in the Amsterdam/design-system. Key work included a typography and UI sizing overhaul across components and Storybook to improve readability and reduce visual drift; a Storybook v9 upgrade with a new ImageGallery navigation page to showcase usage; a data-driven ArticlePage refactor with centralized date formatting and removal of outdated components; and extended icon props flexibility to support both functions and React nodes across multiple components. These efforts enhance business value by enabling faster, safer UI changes and more effective developer onboarding.
10 Commits • 4 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 focused on elevating UI consistency, maintainability, and documentation quality in the Amsterdam/design-system. Key work included a typography and UI sizing overhaul across components and Storybook to improve readability and reduce visual drift; a Storybook v9 upgrade with a new ImageGallery navigation page to showcase usage; a data-driven ArticlePage refactor with centralized date formatting and removal of outdated components; and extended icon props flexibility to support both functions and React nodes across multiple components. These efforts enhance business value by enabling faster, safer UI changes and more effective developer onboarding.
August 2025
July 2025
18 Commits • 3 Features
Jul 1, 2025In July 2025, Amsterdam/design-system delivered a comprehensive UI polish pass and API updates that enhance accessibility, visual hierarchy, and developer ergonomics. Key deliverables include a broad Design System Visual and UX Polish across typography, spacing, lists, headers/footers, inputs, and icons; introduction of a Call to Action Link component with aligned link variations and a default chevron; and tooling/docs updates to dependencies and Node version. Critical bugs were fixed, including correcting the interactive color contrast shade, removing phantom whitespace under Switch, and equalising Date/Time Input heights. These efforts improve UI consistency, accessibility, maintainability, and collaboration between design and engineering, enabling faster feature delivery with reduced visual debt. Technologies demonstrated include UI/UX design, CSS/design tokens, component API design, and modern JavaScript tooling (dependencies, Node, pnpm, ESLint, style-dictionary).
July 2025
18 Commits • 3 Features
Jul 1, 2025In July 2025, Amsterdam/design-system delivered a comprehensive UI polish pass and API updates that enhance accessibility, visual hierarchy, and developer ergonomics. Key deliverables include a broad Design System Visual and UX Polish across typography, spacing, lists, headers/footers, inputs, and icons; introduction of a Call to Action Link component with aligned link variations and a default chevron; and tooling/docs updates to dependencies and Node version. Critical bugs were fixed, including correcting the interactive color contrast shade, removing phantom whitespace under Switch, and equalising Date/Time Input heights. These efforts improve UI consistency, accessibility, maintainability, and collaboration between design and engineering, enabling faster feature delivery with reduced visual debt. Technologies demonstrated include UI/UX design, CSS/design tokens, component API design, and modern JavaScript tooling (dependencies, Node, pnpm, ESLint, style-dictionary).
June 2025
5 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system focusing on delivering value through documentation improvements, UI consistency fixes, and design-system enhancements. Highlights include comprehensive docs cleanup across components (Standalone Link and PageHeader) with Storybook documentation updates and chevron example enhancements; targeted UI fixes to ensure visual consistency; and reinforced design-system theming via border color variables.
5 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system focusing on delivering value through documentation improvements, UI consistency fixes, and design-system enhancements. Highlights include comprehensive docs cleanup across components (Standalone Link and PageHeader) with Storybook documentation updates and chevron example enhancements; targeted UI fixes to ensure visual consistency; and reinforced design-system theming via border color variables.
June 2025
May 2025
10 Commits • 2 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system. Delivered visual polish improvements, fixed error-state icon rendering, and completed a major maintenance pass focused on borders, tokens, and documentation. This work enhances consistency, accessibility, and developer velocity across the component library used by product teams.
May 2025
10 Commits • 2 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system. Delivered visual polish improvements, fixed error-state icon rendering, and completed a major maintenance pass focused on borders, tokens, and documentation. This work enhances consistency, accessibility, and developer velocity across the component library used by product teams.
April 2025
33 Commits • 24 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 focused on modernization, standardization, and quality improvements for Amsterdam/design-system. Key work included removing legacy surface code, aligning component naming, and upgrading build tooling, while maintaining user-facing consistency and accessibility. The month delivered a cleaner codebase, more predictable UI naming, layout polish, and security/tooling advancements that reduce maintenance costs and accelerate onboarding across teams.
33 Commits • 24 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 focused on modernization, standardization, and quality improvements for Amsterdam/design-system. Key work included removing legacy surface code, aligning component naming, and upgrading build tooling, while maintaining user-facing consistency and accessibility. The month delivered a cleaner codebase, more predictable UI naming, layout polish, and security/tooling advancements that reduce maintenance costs and accelerate onboarding across teams.
April 2025
March 2025
19 Commits • 10 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 — Amsterdam design-system: Token consolidation, accessibility improvements, and UI polish across core components; React 19 readiness prepared. Key features delivered include heading API simplifications, full-card clickable area, standardized header menu label, icon alignment improvements, and typography/token documentation enhancements; layout reliability fixed via ams-gap grid display; token naming standardization; and docs/stories updates. This work reduces technical debt, improves consistency across apps, and accelerates onboarding for designers/developers. Demonstrates proficiency in React, CSS naming conventions, design tokens, accessibility, and documentation.
March 2025
19 Commits • 10 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 — Amsterdam design-system: Token consolidation, accessibility improvements, and UI polish across core components; React 19 readiness prepared. Key features delivered include heading API simplifications, full-card clickable area, standardized header menu label, icon alignment improvements, and typography/token documentation enhancements; layout reliability fixed via ams-gap grid display; token naming standardization; and docs/stories updates. This work reduces technical debt, improves consistency across apps, and accelerates onboarding for designers/developers. Demonstrates proficiency in React, CSS naming conventions, design tokens, accessibility, and documentation.
February 2025
16 Commits • 13 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 — Amsterdam design-system: Key features delivered, bugs fixed, and impactful improvements across typography, color tokens, and component behavior. This month focused on readability, accessibility, branding consistency, and developer productivity through UX enhancements and tooling updates.
16 Commits • 13 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 — Amsterdam design-system: Key features delivered, bugs fixed, and impactful improvements across typography, color tokens, and component behavior. This month focused on readability, accessibility, branding consistency, and developer productivity through UX enhancements and tooling updates.
February 2025
January 2025
13 Commits • 5 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025: Delivered a set of tooling upgrades, accessibility/API hardening, and design-system refinements across Amsterdam/design-system. Strengthened security, compatibility, and developer experience while advancing accessibility conformance, semantic token strategy, and DX-focused documentation. Deprecated Mega Menu and simplified header composition to guide developers toward explicit, component-based structures.
January 2025
13 Commits • 5 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025: Delivered a set of tooling upgrades, accessibility/API hardening, and design-system refinements across Amsterdam/design-system. Strengthened security, compatibility, and developer experience while advancing accessibility conformance, semantic token strategy, and DX-focused documentation. Deprecated Mega Menu and simplified header composition to guide developers toward explicit, component-based structures.
December 2024
8 Commits • 4 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 – Amsterdam/design-system: Implemented major UI enhancements, theming improvements, and foundational modernization across the design system, delivering tangible business value through improved usability, visual consistency, and maintainability. Key outcomes include a more accessible, theme-consistent UI, a new Figure component, and a cleaner codebase with Sass modernization and reliable Storybook stories.
8 Commits • 4 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 – Amsterdam/design-system: Implemented major UI enhancements, theming improvements, and foundational modernization across the design system, delivering tangible business value through improved usability, visual consistency, and maintainability. Key outcomes include a more accessible, theme-consistent UI, a new Figure component, and a cleaner codebase with Sass modernization and reliable Storybook stories.
December 2024
November 2024
12 Commits • 7 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered a major design-system overhaul focused on visual consistency, accessibility, and developer productivity. Key outcomes include standardizing brand color tokens across components, enabling semantic rendering with the 'as' prop for Grid/GridCell, enhancing input visuals (file input width and related polish), integrating SearchField with the new Button component, and simplifying Storybook setup. Documentation improvements also increased accessibility guidance (alt text references). These changes reduce UI drift, improve accessibility, and accelerate feature delivery across apps.
November 2024
12 Commits • 7 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 monthly summary for Amsterdam/design-system: Delivered a major design-system overhaul focused on visual consistency, accessibility, and developer productivity. Key outcomes include standardizing brand color tokens across components, enabling semantic rendering with the 'as' prop for Grid/GridCell, enhancing input visuals (file input width and related polish), integrating SearchField with the new Button component, and simplifying Storybook setup. Documentation improvements also increased accessibility guidance (alt text references). These changes reduce UI drift, improve accessibility, and accelerate feature delivery across apps.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness95.8%
Maintainability94.6%
Architecture93.0%
Performance93.6%
AI Usage22.6%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
CSSHTMLHandlebarsJSONJavaScriptMDXMarkdownReactSCSSSVG
Technical Skills
AccessibilityBabelBrand GuidelinesCI/CDCSSCode CleanupCode ConsistencyCode OrganizationCode RefactoringComponent DeprecationComponent DesignComponent DevelopmentComponent DocumentationComponent GenerationComponent Library
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