Understanding Design Systems
As part of my work at Think Company, I did a webinar for people new to design systems. It goes over what design systems are, the value they bring to teams and organizations, and the foundational knowledge you’ll need before starting your own system.
Resources Mentioned
Design Systems
- Google’s Material Design
- Bootstrap
- Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines
- Shopify Polaris
- Lightning Design System
- Atlassian Design System
Tools
Helpful Resources
- Book: A Pattern Language
- Reimagining Design Systems at Spotify
- Solving Fifty Shades of Blue
- Versioning Design Systems
- Releasing Design Systems
- Design System Release Cadence
- Measuring Design System Success
- Adopting Design Systems
- Starting a Design System
- Think like a chef: how to use a design system
- A Design System isn’t a Project. It’s a Product, Serving Products.
- The full stack design system