Description
Speaker
“Our mission as systems practitioners is to make systems work without ourselves being a factor”
3 main areas
Principles
Documentation
Collaboration
Principles
Design system principles are not product design principles
How can we make sure that our systems are reliable and consistent?
Make design easy - easy to learn, easy to produce and reproduce, easy to carry on
Think about how simple a product can be (how much can you reuse a component or shape or style)
“Good design is long-lasting” - Dieter Rams
Invest in systems inside of systems
Make time for the smaller bits (shades of colors, etc.)
Design debt is the result of smaller conversations we never had
Documentation
If it’s not documented, it doesn’t exist
Design in the open
“Designing in the open means sharing your work and/or process publicly as you undertake a design process” - Brad Frost
Tidy up your Figma files!
Label versions with memorable names
Use post-its
Archive yes, delete no
Share your vision
Designing components is a job that happens in three lanes: past, present, and future
Document that in your pages
Take the opportunity to influence the future of the system and always do it as a team