{
  "system": "SAS design-system density case study",
  "scope": "published implementation facts and exact values only",
  "model": "independent density collection in a multi-axis token pipeline",
  "snapshot": {
    "source": "https://medium.com/sas-software-design/refactoring-design-system-tokens-for-a-multi-dimensional-future-4b42be9a146f",
    "published": "2024-07-12",
    "retrieved": "2026-08-13",
    "evidenceType": "public case study; production token package unavailable"
  },
  "activation": {
    "designerModes": ["standard", "compact", "comfortable"],
    "developerTerms": {"standard": "medium", "compact": "high", "comfortable": "low"},
    "tokenStudioCollections": ["brand", "core", "density", "languages", "themes"],
    "resolutionOrder": ["core", "theme override", "density override", "language/locale override"]
  },
  "tokens": [
    {"name": "published-base-type-example", "type": "dimension", "valuesPx": {"standard/default": 14, "compact": 12, "locale-specific-example": 16}, "source": "sources/sas/README.md"},
    {"name": "compact-type-floor", "type": "accessibility constraint", "valuePx": 12, "source": "sources/sas/README.md"},
    {"name": "density-responsive-categories", "type": "published category inventory", "values": ["spacing", "margin", "padding", "gaps", "dialog geometry", "input geometry", "card geometry", "selected type sizes", "selected line heights", "selected icon sizes", "selected border radii"], "source": "sources/sas/README.md"}
  ],
  "componentMappings": {
    "general": "core semantic value -> optional theme override -> density override -> locale override -> component consumption",
    "typography": "selected roles change, but locale can override density and the compact design observes a 12px floor",
    "axes": "theme, density, and language are separate collections rather than Cartesian-product themes"
  },
  "unavailable": [
    "SAS does not publish the production token JSON, individual token names, complete mode values, component source, Figma library, or runtime API described by the article.",
    "No unpublished values have been reconstructed from screenshots or prose."
  ]
}