---
id: modal-reveals
kind: work
title: "In the open: What the modal reveals"
work_kind: "essay"
date: "2026-03-13"
url: "https://blog.murphytrueman.com/in-the-open-what-the-modal-reveals/"
atlas_url: https://designsystems.fly.dev/nodes/modal-reveals.md
---

# In the open: What the modal reveals

Where a component expresses its structure is where it communicates its contract.

## Edges

- about -> Component contracts
- <- authored <- Murphy Trueman