Design Systems

• Brad Frost on design systems (my favorite DS article that I reference OFTEN and usually send to stakeholders): https://bigmedium.com/ideas/boring-design-systems.html
• Brad Frost on understanding components vs recipes vs snowflakes: https://bradfrost.com/blog/post/design-system-components-recipes-and-snowflakes/
• Design Systems 101 from EightShapes: https://eightshapes.com/components/
• “The cost of a button”: https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/and-you-thought-buttons-were-easy-26eb5b5c1871
• On DS documentation: https://www.qed42.com/insights/coe/design/design-documentation-style-guides-and-design-systems#:~:text=A design system should be,for using the design system
• On DS documentation: https://uxdesign.cc/6-tips-for-writing-effective-design-system-documentation-11c35b44169
• DS tooling for doc: https://medium.com/hike-one-digital-product-design/the-best-tools-for-documenting-design-systems-c9e65b097447
• DS process: https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/system-features-step-by-step-e69c90982630
• DS versioning: https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/versioning-design-systems-48cceb5ace4d
• DS support model: https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/design-systems-support-6722b6d9a259
• Building the DS team: https://medium.com/eightshapes-llc/designing-a-systems-team-d22f27a2d81d
• If you wanna see some cool behind the scenes design systems stuff from my time at fidelity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB8Pk3BmZzU&t=111s
• Skillshare on Design Systems from Dan Mall: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Digital-Design-Creating-Design-Systems-for-Easier-Better-Faster-Design/1463075607?via=referral-landing-page
  • A link to give you 14 days free on Skillshare: https://skl.sh/2cfmq05

Design Systems for Reference

• Collection of UI Kits in Figma: https://www.designsystemsforfigma.com/
• Publicly available design system repos: https://www.designsystems.com/open-design-systems/