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The Broader Implications of Language in Design Systems

The Broader Implications of Language in Design Systems

This is my lightning talk for the Design Systems Coalition NYC Meetup on May 11, 2017.

Amélie Lamont

May 11, 2017
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  1. /ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/
    lan·
    BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF
    guage
    IN DESIGN SYSTEMS

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  2. what is the
    P U R P O S E
    of language?

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  3. W A N T S
    V.
    N E E D S

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  4. G O
    A L S

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  5. E X
    P E C
    T A
    T I O N S

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  6. M E
    T R I C S

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  7. “make this look
    P R E T T Y,
    okay? thanks.”

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  8. fledgling
    & new

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  9. what is design?

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  10. D E
    S I G N
    I S . . .

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  11. D E
    S I G N
    I S . . .

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  12. D E
    S I G N
    I S . . .

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  13. D E
    S I G N
    I S . . .

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  14. D E
    S I G N
    I S . . .

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  15. D E
    S I G N
    I S . . .

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  16. jar·
    gon obscure and often
    pretentious language
    marked by
    circumlocutions and
    long words

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  17. S U F
    F E R
    I N G

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  18. why do we
    C R E A T E
    design systems?

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  19. S U F
    F E R
    I N G
    Y E S,
    A G A I N

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  20. wasteful reproduction of
    seemingly important, but
    ultimately insignificant +
    unsustainably made
    design artifacts.
    !

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  23. inefficient
    THIS IS CLEARLY

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  24. can we please
    B U I L D
    something?

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  25. systems
    thinking
    problem solving that
    attempts to balance
    holistic thinking &
    reductionistic
    thinking.

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  26. common language
    F O C U S O N
    C O L L A B O R A T I O N

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  27. implement
    constraints

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  28. D O T H I S
    N O T T H I S

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  29. remove
    cognitive
    overload

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  31. move towards
    bigger problems

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  33. W A N T S
    V.
    N E E D S

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  34. G O
    A L S

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  35. E X
    P E C
    T A
    T I O N S

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  36. M E
    T R I C S

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  37. \ˈfin\
    fin.
    [email protected]
    @AMELIELAMONT

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