Design, systems, people - World Usability Day Poznań 2018

@andylobban Design, systems, people Andy Lobban Head of UX and
Design at FanDuel lobban.org

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@andylobban @andylobban

@andylobban Los Angeles New York Glasgow Edinburgh

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@andylobban What is a design system?

@andylobban A set of shared patterns and principles that define
how we design our product

@andylobban Principles

@andylobban Guidelines

@andylobban Patterns

@andylobban Components

@andylobban and more

@andylobban It’s about what your product needs

@andylobban Design systems are not   the cool new thing

1920s 1940s 1960s 2000s 2012 @andylobban

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@andylobban Why would you want to build a system?

@andylobban 50% 50% Design as a job Execution for people
Working with people

@andylobban @andylobban 50% 50%

@andylobban Stories are for people @andylobban

@andylobban Your design system is about people

@andylobban Design Systems by Alla Kholmatova Published by Smashing Magazine
bit.ly/designsystemsbook

@andylobban Users of the product(s) built with your system

@andylobban Consistency

@andylobban Accessibility

@andylobban Trust

@andylobban More time for testing = better experience

@andylobban Your design system’s customers

@andylobban Designers Developers Testers Product managers Copywriters Third parties and
more

@andylobban Your design system is a product

@andylobban System goals

@andylobban You already know how to do research

@andylobban Market your system like a product

@andylobban Senior stakeholders

@andylobban Usability Brand unity at scale Business goals Efficiency

@andylobban Designers

@andylobban Your system is a constraint, not a threat to
creativity

@andylobban Shared understanding

@andylobban Tone of voice

@andylobban Principles

@andylobban Our product favours   customisation for power users over
simplicity for casual users

@andylobban Stress tests

@andylobban Just fucking start

@andylobban Developers and testers

@andylobban Shared language

@andylobban Speak like a developer

@andylobban Documentation is important The headlines Important info Extra info

@andylobban From whiteboard to build

@andylobban New team members

@andylobban Third parties

@andylobban Add user research explanations

@andylobban Can you make it public?

@andylobban Beyond your current world

@andylobban Your design system is a great hiring tool

@andylobban Job ads Process docs Designer handbook

@andylobban But I don’t think I need a design system!!!

@andylobban These principles apply   to all our work

@andylobban Dziękuję! Andy Lobban Head of UX and Design at
FanDuel lobban.org @andylobban

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