8px grids & layout grids?

[GBKS]

Do we want to switch to an 8px grid? Currently, the system is based on multiples of 5. So essentially we're shrinking the grid unit by 20%, but the bigger part is to ensure all components more strictly adhere to this.

[stackingsaunter]

I wanted to do a 8px fork of Bitcoin UI kit :)

Would be happy to start this and perhaps use more advanced components feature

[GBKS]

You're welcome to do that. Just want to share my thoughts on why I think it's a bit of a futile task.

• Pixels in Figma don't translate 1:1 to pixels in code. For example, spacing of text fields is often different. So you might specify 4px padding in Figma, but have to use 7px when coding in CSS, 5 px in Swift, etc.
• I find it better to think of designs as dynamic and responsive. For example, I often use a CSS technique where the header font size is dynamically calculated based on the screen width (with a minimum and maximum). Same with padding and a handful of other properties. That creates a really nice effect and looks great across screen sizes, but breaks some of the ideas around pixel-unit-specific designs. Whenever I take public transport or travel, I also see a lot of people with custom font/UI sizes based on their accessibility settings, which also breaks this idea.
• Is this a good thing to spend a ton of time on? If you think so, awesome. For me personally, there is very limited reward and I find it more important to spend that time on other things like copy, flows, etc.

That's just my opinion. The world is your oyster, do as you please.