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DESIGN SYSTEMS The Full Story
HELLO I’M TIM SCHOCH 2004 – 2012 Webdesigner / Developer
Since 2013 UX Designer Since 2016 Freelancer
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[email protected]
schochtim @UXAustralia#DL19 @tim_schoch
style guides, UX patterns and functional components. Design systems combine
stand-alone products that need to be maintained. Design systems are
There is no warrant for a design system in itself.
FIVE PILLARS
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1st SELL IT
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PREPARE – Quick Research – Value Proposition – Scope and
Resources
FUNDING – Dedicated Budget – Product Team Rotation – Licencing
Consistency Improved Quality Speed Benefits of a Design System
Design systems offer advantages, while restricting other parts of the
current process. It’s a trade off
Design systems allow others to focus on generating value. Elevator
Pitch
2nd RESEARCH
Design systems need to know the reason they exist. What
problem are we solving?
WHO ARE OUR USERS? – Users – Product Teams
COMPONENT INVENTORY
THE GOAL – Create a shared vision – Define realistic
scope – Decide on UX Principles – Name it
3rd DESIGN
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WE TRADE PERFECTION FOR SPEED AND CONSISTENCY
NAMING helps with adoption
4th BUILD
DRY
WET
BUTTON Variations – Primary – Secondary – Outline – Ghost
Properties – Label – Sub-Label – Icon – Animated States – Default – Hover – Active – Disabled
64 4 × 4 × 4
80 4 × 4 × 5
CARD Variations – Default – Hero – Small – Product
– Testimonial Properties – Title – Sub-Title – Category – Images – Video – Description – Author – More Link – Product – Price – Discount – Ribbon States – Default • Hover • Selected – Highlighted • Hover • Selected
360 5 × 6 × 12
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DRY + WET
DOCUMENTATION – Vision – UX Principles + Patterns – Components
– Tokens – Change log – Contact page
eg. Storybook eg. zeroheight
5th MAINTAIN
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EVERYTHING is a public API
1.4.2 Major.Minor.Bugfix Semantic Versioning
SCALING how to build rigid and stay flexible
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WRAP UP
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LINKS + ARTICLES tsc.li/followup KEEP IN CONTACT @tim_schoch in/schochtim ICONS
icofont.com simpleicons.org PICTURES Me