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The Broader Implications of Language in Design Systems
Amélie Lamont
May 11, 2017
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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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Transcript
/ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ/ lan· BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF guage IN DESIGN SYSTEMS
what is the P U R P O S E
of language?
W A N T S V. N E E D
S
G O A L S
E X P E C T A T I O
N S
M E T R I C S
“make this look P R E T T Y, okay?
thanks.”
fledgling & new
what is design?
D E S I G N I S . .
.
D E S I G N I S . .
.
D E S I G N I S . .
.
D E S I G N I S . .
.
D E S I G N I S . .
.
D E S I G N I S . .
.
jar· gon obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions
and long words
S U F F E R I N G
why do we C R E A T E design
systems?
S U F F E R I N G Y
E S, A G A I N
wasteful reproduction of seemingly important, but ultimately insignificant + unsustainably
made design artifacts. !
None
None
inefficient THIS IS CLEARLY
can we please B U I L D something?
systems thinking problem solving that attempts to balance holistic thinking
& reductionistic thinking.
common language F O C U S O N C
O L L A B O R A T I O N
implement constraints
D O T H I S N O T T
H I S
remove cognitive overload
None
move towards bigger problems
None
W A N T S V. N E E D
S
G O A L S
E X P E C T A T I O
N S
M E T R I C S
\ˈfin\ fin.
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@AMELIELAMONT