The Broader Implications of Language in Design Systems

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

Transcript

1. /ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/ lan· BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF guage IN DESIGN SYSTEMS
2. what is the P U R P O S E of language?
3. W A N T S V. N E E D S
4. G O A L S
5. E X P E C T A T I O N S
6. M E T R I C S
7. “make this look P R E T T Y, okay? thanks.”
8. fledgling & new
9. what is design?
10. D E S I G N I S . . .
11. D E S I G N I S . . .
12. D E S I G N I S . . .
13. D E S I G N I S . . .
14. D E S I G N I S . . .
15. D E S I G N I S . . .
16. jar· gon obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words
17. S U F F E R I N G
18. why do we C R E A T E design systems?
19. S U F F E R I N G Y E S, A G A I N
20. wasteful reproduction of seemingly important, but ultimately insignificant + unsustainably made design artifacts. !
23. inefficient THIS IS CLEARLY
24. can we please B U I L D something?
25. systems thinking problem solving that attempts to balance holistic thinking & reductionistic thinking.
26. common language F O C U S O N C O L L A B O R A T I O N
27. implement constraints
28. D O T H I S N O T T H I S
29. remove cognitive overload
31. move towards bigger problems
33. W A N T S V. N E E D S
34. G O A L S
35. E X P E C T A T I O N S
36. M E T R I C S
37. \ˈfin\ fin. AMELIE@AMELIELAMONT.COM @AMELIELAMONT