Design system - a new buzzword on the Design block. It's being used more and more in last two years and is rising in popularity.In last 6 months many companies jumped on the bandwagon as well, starting to add functionality or offering that somehow deals with the Design systems. From InVision, UXpin, Marvel, even Sketch.
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What is it?
To keep it simple, it's a set of repeatable components and guidelines that shape the way different teams across organization design seamless experiences and familiar experience across products. The best example of that is Attlasian products I'd say. Now wherever you go the experience and visual feel of all their products is very familiar.
So to keep it even simpler, Design Systems is a combination o pattern libraries, style guides and guidelines on the structure and overall experience.
As I am no expert on Design systems I'll let the experts speak.
There was a virtual conference a month ago that was dedicated to Design systems and some of the talks were really good. It was organized by UXPin, probably the biggest
You can see the whole schedule here
The ones worth watching for sure are...
Allard van Helbergen: From the designer's laptop to the user's – and everything in between
A very interesting case study of Attlasian and how Design systems helped them, how they did it and a practical explanation of how they did it with one particualr component (Onboarding) and what effect it had.
You'll learn:
- How Atlassian builds and manages their design system across their product suite
- How the Design System team empowers users by iterating with research and testing
- How design and engineering cooperate to be efficient and productive
Find it in Day 1 of the Schedule.
Dan Mall: Should Designers?
You'll learn:
- How code and design skills relate to each other
- How designers fit into Agile workflows
- The role of the designer in owning design systems
Find it in Day 1 of the Schedule.
Allison Shaw: Accessibility in Design Systems
Not just about Accessibility in Design Systems but about accessibility in general and how to utilize it when creating or working on a Design System.
You'll learn:
- The benefits of accessibility in a design system
- How to create and incorporate accessibility standards
- How to improve accessibility across your product suite
Find it in Day 3 of the Schedule.
Let me know what you think of Design Systems. Do you use them? Do you think it's a fad or are you intrigued? Do you have any other recommendations from this Summit?
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