How To Build a Design System
7 Tips How To Build a Design System ⬇️
By: @lubosvolkov
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I would like to continue sharing more detailed design tips … The idea is to share with you the tips along with the practical visual examples … Let’s have a look at them.
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🧐 Why are design systems valuable?
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Design system helps the entire company to deliver better and more consistent design solutions faster … It also acts as a compass and it helps to guide everyone towards the right direction … It also allows you to iterate faster without wasting time with a way too many visual explorations.
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Design system tips
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1️⃣ Introduction
2️⃣ Establish design principles
3️⃣ Define brand guidelines
4️⃣ Build component library
5️⃣ Next steps
6️⃣ Key takeaways
7️⃣ Valuable resources
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🤯 Key takeaways
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Build system as you go … It takes a lot of time and people to build a robust design system … Start with the simple brand guidelines and component library and evolve the system on the fly … Only make sure that you keep everything up to date and collaborate with the team … Lastly, make sure you validate everything before you implement it … Everything needs to have a purpose.