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ATOMIC DESIGN
@brad_frost
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PAGES
GRAPHIC? WRITTEN PAGE? WEB PAGE? BOTH?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandora_6666/4927865092/
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WHAT IS AN INTERFACE MADE OF?
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http://bradfrost.github.com/this-is-responsive/patterns.html
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We’re not designing pages, we’re
designing systems of components.
-Stephen Hay
http://bradfrost.com/blog/mobile/bdconf-stephen-hay-presents-responsive-design-workflow/
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http://foundation.zurb.com/
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getbootstrap.com
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THESE THINGS ARE GREAT, BUT...
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FRAMEWORK POTENTIAL PITFALLS
๏ One-size-fits-all
๏ Lookalike issues
๏ Potential for bloat/unneeded stuff
๏ Might not do everything you need
๏ Compatibility with existing sites
๏ Subscribe to someone else’s structure, naming, style
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Tiny Bootstraps, for every client.
-Dave Rupert
http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/
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Responsive deliverables should look
a lot like fully-functioning Twitter
Bootstrap-style systems custom
tailored for your clients’ needs.
-Dave Rupert
http://daverupert.com/2013/04/responsive-deliverables/
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http://maban.co.uk/projects/front-end-style-guides/
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BENEFITS OF FRONT-END STYLE GUIDES
๏ Promotes consistency and cohesion
๏ Easier to test
๏ Better workflow
๏ Creates a shared vocabulary
๏ Useful reference
๏ Future-friendly foundation
http://24ways.org/2011/front-end-style-guides/
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http://brettjankord.com/projects/style-guide-boilerplate/
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http://patternprimer.adactio.com/
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http://barebones.paulrobertlloyd.com
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http://style.codeforamerica.org/
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http://ux.mailchimp.com/patterns/
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http://yelp.com/styleguide
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http://www.starbucks.com/static/reference/styleguide/
http://www.starbucks.com/static/reference/styleguide/
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I LOVE THESE.
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http://styleguides.io/
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MO’ PATTERNS, MO’ PROBLEMS
๏ Time consuming to create
๏ Treated as a auxiliary project
๏ Often too abstract
๏ Seen only as a designer/developer tool
๏ Often created after a project launches
๏ Often incomplete/only serving present cases
๏ Lacking a clear methodology
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ATOMIC DESIGN
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2H2
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http://joshduck.com/periodic-table.html
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ENTER KEYWORD
SEARCH THE SITE
SEARCH
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ENTER KEYWORD
SEARCH THE SITE
SEARCH
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You can create good experiences without
knowing the content. What you can’t do is
create good experiences without knowing
your content structure. What is your content
made from, not what your content is.
-Mark Boulton
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/structure-first-content-always
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ABSTRACT CONCRETE
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ABSTRACT CONCRETE
CREATORS CLIENTS
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REFERENCE BUILD REVIEW
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The idea of designing components like this, out of
context and without layout, might sound strange—
particularly if you’ve been used to designing Web pages
the traditional way. But we’ve been abstracting design
ideas like this for the longest time, for example in our
use of mood boards and even the cropped designs we find
on sites like Dribbble.
-Andy Clarke
http://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/about/an-extract-from-designing-atoms-and-elements
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DAVE OLSEN
@dmolsen
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WHAT PATTERN LAB IS
๏ A design system builder
๏ Your comprehensive interface design system
๏ A style guide starter kit
๏ A design toolkit (viewport resizer and other tools)
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WHAT PATTERN LAB AIN’T
๏ A UI framework
๏ Language, library, style, workflow dependent
๏ Incredibly rigid
๏ “Just” a pattern library, but also not a production-ready
static site generator
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BASIC INCLUDE
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{{> molecules-block-post }}
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ORGANISM GUTS
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{{> atoms-logo }}
{{> molecules-primary-nav }}
{{> molecules-search }}
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BASIC INCLUDE
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{{> organisms-header }}
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TEMPLATE GUTS
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{{> organisms-header }}
{{# hero }}
{{> molecules-hero-video }}
{{/ hero }}
{{# experience }}
{{> organisms-story-feature }}
{{/ experience }}
{{# factoid-advertising }}
{{> organisms-factoid }}
{{/ factoid-advertising }}
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CONTENT STRUCTURE ACTUAL CONTENT
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PIPING IN REAL CONTENT
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{
"title" : "Time Inc.",
"bodyClass": "home",
"hero" : {
"headline": "Moving People"
"img": {
"src": "/images/hero_beyonce.jpg",
"alt": "Beyonce"
}
},
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PIPING IN REAL CONTENT
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"experience" : {
"heroClass" : "experience",
"hero-main": {
"src": “/images/hero_skater.jpg",
"alt": "Olympic Figure Skater"
},
"eyebrow" : "Experiences",
"headline" : "Champions at the Olympics",
"excerpt" : "Time Inc’s brands cover every
aspect of the Sochi XXII Winter Olympic
Games. From the best athletes to the best
viewing parties."
}
}
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PSEUDO-PATTERNS
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dashboard.json
DEFAULT DASHBOARD
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dashboard~first-run.json
ADMIN DASHBOARD
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SWITCH OFF CERTAIN MODULES
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{
"recentActivity" : false
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dashboard~admin.json
ADMIN DASHBOARD
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SWITCH OFF CERTAIN MODULES
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{
"userIsAdmin" : true
}
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VIEWER
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320PX.
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320PX.
480PX.
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320PX.
480PX.
768PX.
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320PX.
480PX.
768PX.
1024PX.
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320PX.
480PX.
768PX.
1024PX.
THE FOLD.
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320PX.
480PX.
768PX.
1024PX.
THE FOLD.
OH GOD THE FOLD.
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RESOURCE
http://bradfrostweb.com/demo/ish/
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ANNOTATIONS
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LINEAGE
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A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF
๏ Code view (source and rendered HTML)
๏ Pattern status
๏ Media query display
๏ New version coming soon! Choose your own templating
engine, plugins, and more
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http://patternlab.io
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IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH
PATTERN LAB, BLAME @DMOLSEN.
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SET EXPECTATIONS
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http://www.pointswestav.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Projector-meeting.jpg
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As an industry, we sell websites like
paintings. Instead, we should be selling
beautiful and easy access to content,
agnostic of device, screen size, or context.
-Dan Mall
http://danielmall.com/articles/the-post-psd-era/
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COMPLEX NAVIGATION
DEATH TO THE WATERFALL
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GATHER
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http://stylifyme.com/
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http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/post/interface-inventory/
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๏ Document your interface
๏ Highlight inconsistencies
๏ Establish scope of work for translating to a responsive
environment
๏ Lay the groundwork for a future style guide/pattern library
INTERFACE INVENTORY
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ESTABLISH DIRECTION
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RESOURCE
http://styletil.es/
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ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES
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http://trentwalton.com/2011/07/14/content-choreography/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/7854373494/
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AGILE
http://cognition.happycog.com/article/diy-process
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COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION
TRUMP PROCESS
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COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION
TRUMP DELIVERABLES
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WHEN YOU’RE FINISHED CHANGING
YOU’RE FINISHED.
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THIS IS FUN!
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atomicdesign.bradfrost.com
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atomicdesign.bradfrost.com
ONLY
$10!!!
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THANKS!
@brad_frost