Patterns established in the framework dictated we start from the elemental perspective; type, colors, forms, basic UI chrome (borders, shadows, icons, etc) all coded first. Once those element styles were completed, it was a matter of applying the skin to the CMS modules. The modules then in-turn were used to assemble the view. It worked quickly and seamlessly. Building the UIs from the inside-out was clearly the solution.
Clean out your Sass junk-drawer
Never have I heard it put so succinctly. Such a clear way to explain the process of creating UI pattern libraries.
Source: gist.io
