diff --git a/docs/getting-started-with-react/getting-started-with-react.stories.mdx b/docs/getting-started-with-react/getting-started-with-react.stories.mdx
index 2256f5bda7..08d6e0c21b 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-with-react/getting-started-with-react.stories.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started-with-react/getting-started-with-react.stories.mdx
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import { getGIF, loadingGIF } from "./getGIF";
 
 <Meta title="Guides/Getting started with React" />
 
-# Getting Started with React
-
-## Things to know.
+# Getting started with React
 
 ## What is React
 
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ At its core React is simply a JavaScript view library layer. It provides us with
 a way to define and render view components. It also aids with tracking and
 re-rendering changes to data that the components are representing.
 
-## What is a Component
+## What is a component
 
 Much as a function in programing allows you to encapsulate, test and reuse logic
 a React Component allows you to encapsulate, test and reuse pieces of your UI.
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ There are a few things going on in the example above. Lets break them down:
 | `{ text, yell }: MessageProps` | There are two parts to this. Starting on the right `MessageProps` indicates that this funciton takes a parameter of type `MessageProps`. On the left the `{ text, yell }` unpacks the parameter into local variables.                                   |
 | `return <p>{text}</p>`         | Every React component will return an [element](https://reactjs.org/docs/rendering-elements.html) or [fragment](https://reactjs.org/docs/fragments.html). (Note the [fragment short hand syntax](https://reactjs.org/docs/fragments.html#short-syntax).) |
 
-## It's Components All the Way Down
+## It's components all the way down
 
 In React everything is a component. A typical page will consist of one top level
 component representing the main view. Then within that page you will break down
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ smaller components. Brad Frost covers this break down very well with
 When you are writing a front end using React each of the levels he talks about
 are represented by components functions.
 
-## Composing Components
+## Composing components
 
 As mentioned above a lot of the power of React comes from being able to build
 components out of other components. Lets take a look at an example on how to do
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ For this example we are going to build a card that allows you to enter a topic
 and then search for a related gif.
 
 <Canvas>
-  <Story name="Composing Components">
+  <Story name="Gif Gift">
     {() => {
       const [topic, setTopic] = useState();
       const [url, setURL] = useState();
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ and then search for a related gif.
 > `function getGIF(topic: string): Promise<string>;` that will return a promise
 > resolving to a url.
 
-### Breaking it Down
+### Breaking it down
 
 ```tsx
 const [topic, setTopic] = useState();
@@ -183,3 +181,43 @@ The final part of our example defines the custom actions needed to power our
 component. In this case the action when the user clicks on the **Search**
 button. Here we call the `setURL` setter to show the `loadingGIF`. Then, we call
 `setURL` awaiting the async response of `getGIF`.
+
+## Types of components in Atlantis and their ability for customization
+
+#### 1. Primitive components:
+
+Examples: [Icon](..?path=/docs/components-images-and-icons-icon--docs),
+[Avatar](..?path=/docs/components-images-and-icons-avatar--docs)
+
+These components do not accept children and have minimal customization.
+
+#### 2. Simple components:
+
+Examples: [Button](..?path=/docs/components-actions-button--docs),
+[Link](..?path=/docs/components-text-and-typography-link--docs)
+
+These allow basic customization through props or limited children, like
+`ReactNode` or specific child types.
+
+#### 3. Compound components:
+
+Examples: [Chip](..?path=/docs/components-selections-chip--docs),
+[DataList](..?path=/docs/components-lists-and-tables-datalist--docs)
+
+These are part of larger compositions and may validate their children types to
+maintain internal consistency.
+
+#### 4. Strict complex components:
+
+Example:
+[Autocomplete](..?path=/docs/components-forms-and-inputs-autocomplete--docs),
+
+These have multiple UI pieces they are built out of but strict APIs and limited
+customization.
+
+#### 5. Customizable complex components:
+
+Example: [Combobox](..?path=/docs/components-selections-combobox--docs)
+
+These also have multiple UI pieces they are built out of but offer options for
+customization.
diff --git a/docs/guides/customizing-components.stories.mdx b/docs/guides/customizing-components.stories.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf51731de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/guides/customizing-components.stories.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { Meta } from "@storybook/addon-docs";
+
+<Meta title="Guides/Customizing components" />
+
+# Customizing components
+
+### Philosophy: easy to use, flexible to customize
+
+Atlantis is designed to make building consistent, accessible, and visually
+appealing user interfaces as effortless as possible. Our goal is to create
+components that work out of the box, requiring minimal setup or configuration
+from consumers.
+
+While we strive to cover the most common design scenarios with thoughtful
+defaults, we understand that unique use cases may require customization. For
+these scenarios, we provide mechanisms to extend or modify our components in a
+way that maintains flexibility without compromising the integrity of the
+components.
+
+We recommend using the default implementations wherever possible to benefit from
+consistency, maintainability, and built in accessibility. However, if you choose
+to customize, please note that the responsibility for ensuring proper
+functionality and cohesion will rest with you.
+
+Atlantis aims to strike a balance between simplicity, flexibility, and
+consistency.
+
+### Primary customization approach: named render props
+
+In Atlantis, our primary approach to enabling customization is through named
+render props, using the `customRender____` pattern. This method allows consumers
+to inject their own UI logic while retaining the default behaviors and
+functionality of the component.
+
+#### Example: customRenderItem
+
+Here's an example of how to use a named render prop to customize the rendering
+of items in a [List](..?path=/docs/components-lists-and-tables-list--docs)
+component:
+
+```tsx
+const renderProductItem = item => (
+  <Flex template={["shrink", "grow"]} align="start">
+    <Text>{item.price}</Text>
+    <Heading level={4}>{item.name}</Heading>
+  </Flex>
+);
+
+export const CustomRenderExample = () => (
+  <List items={items} customRenderItem={renderProductItem} />
+);
+```
+
+In this example, the default List behavior (such as the main list structure and
+handling item interactions) is preserved. Only the presentation of individual
+items is customized.
+
+### Other customization approaches
+
+While custom render functions are our primary approach it is not used in all
+places. For simple cases where customization does not depend on internal state,
+we have chosen to extend prop types to allow for a `ReactNode` to be passed in.
+
+#### Example: Tab component (see [Tabs](..?path=/docs/components-navigation-tabs--docs))
+
+Instead of introducing `customRenderLabel`, the `Tab` component was updated to
+allow the `label` prop to accept a `ReactNode`.
+
+```tsx
+<Tab label={<MyCustomLabel />} />
+```
+
+This approach was chosen to provide a simpler experience for those implementing
+Atlantis components. Customizing the `label` didn’t require exposing or
+interacting with the `Tab`’s internal state (e.g., active state styling). Once
+the design becomes more complex a custom render function would become a better
+fit.