📝 Articles
Here’s why you need a design system documentation site
Jordi discusses the benefits of creating a documentation site for a design system, including maintaining consistency, organising content effectively, bridging the gap between designers and developers, and providing concise, useful information.
Content in, for, and of Design Systems
Michael highlights the importance of content in design systems and the various ways content professionals contribute to their development. They emphasise the need for clear documentation, effective content strategy, content standards, and the inclusion of content elements such as voice and tone guidance and reusable content patterns in design systems.
Designing A Better Design Handoff File In Figma — Smashing Magazine
Ben explores strategies for designing more effective design handoff files in Figma, emphasizing the importance of clear organization, documentation, and collaboration to facilitate a smooth transition from design to development. Providing practical tips and techniques for creating comprehensive design handoff files that enhance communication and streamline the design-to-development workflow.
The double-edged sword of design systems
Aaditya highlights concerns that Design Systems, while valuable for maintaining consistency and efficiency, may inadvertently stifle creativity and lead to apps that look too similar. Striking a balance between the benefits of Design Systems and fostering creativity through experimentation, customization, and collaboration is crucial, as Aaditya emphasises, to create engaging and unique app experiences.
👀 Interesting Reads
Creating a Design System in Colombia's largest bank: Bancolombia 🇪🇸
Juan and Jorge explore the creation of a design system at Bancolombia, focusing on efficiency, coherence, and collaboration. It highlights the measurable impacts of the system on ROI, customer experience, design efficiency, and learning speed.
What is Design System Testing? Definition, Benefits, and Process
This article from UXPin emphasises the significance of testing to ensure the quality and consistency of a design system. It covers various testing aspects and provides insights into the frequency, roles, and tools involved in the design system testing process.
Moving forward: On deprecating carbon-components and carbon-components-react
Francine explains how the Carbon Design System streamlined and simplified its components by deprecating certain parts of the system. This move aimed to provide a unified package specifically for React-based projects, enhance developer guidance, and ultimately improve the overall developer experience and ease of building with the Design System.
🖤 Design Systems
WHO Data Design Language
The WHO Data Design Language is a toolkit that helps create engaging and accessible data presentations with guidelines and tools reflecting design principles for usability and inclusivity.