---
id: shane-p-williams-the-informal-contract-is-over
kind: work
title: "The Informal Contract Is Over."
work_kind: "essay"
date: "2026-05-11"
url: "https://designsystemscollective.substack.com/p/the-informal-contract-is-over"
atlas_url: https://designsystems.fly.dev/nodes/shane-p-williams-the-informal-contract-is-over.md
---

# The Informal Contract Is Over.

## Edges

- about -> Component contracts, Designers shipping code
- <- authored <- Shane P Williams