Atomic Design. Eh?

A modular design and front-end approach for the masses?
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1. Atomic Design Eh? A modular design and front-end approach for the masses?
2. What is it about? Modular Design Best Practice or a way to optimise your workflow, maintainability and quality in design and front-end.
3. Why do we care? Design and front-end carries a whole lot of complexity these days. We need best practices and a common language for the team to commit to and work with.
4. Atomic Design Overview Atom Molecule Organism Template Page The atomic design concept introduces the following terms
5. Atomic Design Overview Atom Molecule Organism Template Page Containers Building Blocks You can group them into the building blocks and containers
6. Brad. Frost. Who? The guy who “invented” atomic design
7. Atom The “smallest” reusable thing Examples are Buttons, Input Fields, Headings, etc.
8. Molecule The “bigger” reusable thing built with the “smallest” things Examples are Search Box, Card Listing, Button Group, etc.
9. Organism A “biggest” thing built with the “smallest” and “bigger” things Examples are Headers, Footers, Flight Search, etc.
10. Template A container with rooms for all the things Examples are Home Layout, Blog Layout, etc.
11. Page A container filled with all the things Examples are Home Page, Blog Page, etc.
12. Pattern Libraries Atom Molecule Organism Template Page Building UI or pattern libraries is easier with a system like Atomic Design.
13. Pattern Libraries Atom Molecule Organism Template Page Start by adding atoms to your pattern library
14. Pattern Libraries Atom Molecule Organism Template Page Extend it by adding molecules
15. Pattern Libraries Atom Molecule Organism Template Page And if you strive for a complete library, add organisms as well
16. So, this is it now, right? Atom Molecule Organism Template Page
17. Not Quite Not everyone understands geek language or science ;)
18. Reality Atom? Molecule? Organism? WTF?
19. Alternatives S M L Layout Page Element Component Module Page Plan Page
20. How to design? Atom Molecule Organism Template Page
21. How to design? Atom Molecule Organism Template Page What customers like What developers like
22. Example
23. Tools PatternLab Frontify
24. Think in Systems and you’ll become a better designer or developer - maybe :)
25. Visit us on www.frontify.com Thanks. Follow me on Twitter @rogerdudler