Nick McInnis — Writing https://mcinnis.dev/blog Notes from the build — automation, agentic engineering, and the occasional detour into IT operations. en-us © 2026 Nick McInnis nick@mcinnis.dev (Nick McInnis) nick@mcinnis.dev (Nick McInnis) Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://mcinnis.dev/og/default.jpg Nick McInnis — Writing https://mcinnis.dev/blog Design Tokens: One File to Brand an Entire Site https://mcinnis.dev/blog/design-tokens-one-file https://mcinnis.dev/blog/design-tokens-one-file Every colour, size and radius on a site can live in one sheet of CSS custom properties. Rebranding then stops being an archaeology project. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nick McInnis Design tokens CSS Design systems Building a CMS Around Markdown Instead of a Database https://mcinnis.dev/blog/markdown-instead-of-a-database https://mcinnis.dev/blog/markdown-instead-of-a-database Most CMS platforms start with a database. This one starts with a folder of Markdown files. Here's why that changes everything. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nick McInnis Eleventy Markdown Static sites Content