Designing systems by intention

This presentation walks through how design at MongoDB is reflected in its design system, and what it means to be successful here.

Transcript

1. Designing systems by intention
3. Deep Shah Product Designer at MongoDB @deepshah
4. Digital product design is the rendering of intent
5. Design systems at MongoDB are the representation of that intent
6. How it looks How it works When to use it Why it is the way it is
13. Design systems have less to do with designers and more to do with everyone who makes products
15. Software is designed whether a “designer” has “designed” it or not
16. It is our job to empower everyone building the software through design systems
17. Engineers are our biggest users, allies, and most importantly - collaborators
19. The best way to maintain a design system is through collaboration
23. Our design system is always changing and often experiential
25. We maintain a conscious, proactive effort
26. We don’t have a dedicated team of designers working on design systems. We all work on it together.
30. It’s never done — it’s always right now
31. What’s next?
32. Product Design Team Amy Le Chrissy Gonzalez David Hastwell Deep Shah Eliane Kabkab Elle Shwer Eric Lee Special Thanks Harry Wolff Marc Gurney Fred Truman Ingrid Hong Joy Sampoonachot Nelle McDade Rashmi Srinivas Sean Kelly